Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 523 · 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 “lip”? (a) seen (b) seat (c) win
2. 2.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) wood (b) win (c) meal
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) beat (c) book
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) food (b) steal (c) book
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) push (b) still (c) shoe
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) steal (c) fit
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) push (c) sleep
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) slip (b) foot (c) feet
20. 20.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feet (b) moon (c) lip
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) put (b) lip (c) leap
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) ship (b) beat (c) pick
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) hood (c) pick
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wool (b) slip (c) moon
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) fool (c) leap
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) feet (c) hit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) sheep (b) cook (c) boot
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pool (b) push (c) wood
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) still (b) tooth (c) full
36. 36.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
37. 37.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) spoon (b) pull (c) feel
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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