Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 516 · 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 “look”? (a) food (b) wood (c) blue
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) spoon (b) feel (c) hit
8. 8.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) slip (b) pull (c) boot
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) cook (b) steal (c) lip
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) still (b) soon (c) feel
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) wood (c) heat
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) wood (b) pick (c) meal
14. 14.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) good (b) win (c) shoe
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pool (b) beat (c) lip
17. 17.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) meal (b) shoe (c) cook
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
22. 22.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
23. 23.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
24. 24.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sit (b) school (c) sheep
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) wool (b) chip (c) tooth
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) moon (c) full
32. 32.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) push (b) win (c) pool
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) beat (b) tooth (c) cook
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) wool (b) heat (c) fit
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) meal (b) fit (c) book
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) good (b) still (c) leap
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) wool (b) feel (c) food

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