Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 506 · 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 “steal”? (a) fit (b) meal (c) food
2. 2.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) still (b) beat (c) spoon
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) fit (c) feet
8. 8.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) lip (b) hit (c) feet
10. 10.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) win (b) seat (c) bit
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) seat (b) pull (c) blue
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) look (b) juice (c) lip
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) ship (b) good (c) cheap
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) fool (b) chip (c) seat
18. 18.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) sleep (b) wool (c) fool
20. 20.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) chip (b) hood (c) boot
22. 22.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pull (b) lip (c) moon
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) steal (b) blue (c) full
31. 31.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fill (b) spoon (c) good
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fill (b) book (c) moon
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seen (b) hit (c) wool
38. 38.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sheep (b) food (c) sit
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) bit (c) good

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