Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 49 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stretch or keep it short): Short i (ship, sit, fill): quick and relaxed, the tongue a little lower. Long ee (sheep, seat, feel): stretched, lips spread in a smile. Short oo (full, book, good) is quick; long oo (fool, food, moon) is stretched with round lips. If the meaning changes when you stretch the vowel, take care: ship ≠ sheep.

1. 1.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) full (b) soon (c) tooth
2. 2.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) heat (c) put
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) full (b) fool (c) fit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fit (b) leap (c) moon
8. 8.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wool (b) tooth (c) meal
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) feet (b) pool (c) book
15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) pool (c) spoon
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) moon (c) leap
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) cheap (b) pool (c) sit
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) sit (b) push (c) fool
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) shoe (b) wood (c) moon
28. 28.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
31. 31.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feel (b) pull (c) ship
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) full (b) spoon (c) put
34. 34.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) slip (b) lip (c) feel
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
39. 39.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fool (b) beat (c) ship

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