Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 524 · 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 “beat”? (a) spoon (b) seen (c) fit
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) school (c) pick
4. 4.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) steal (b) pull (c) juice
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) book (b) blue (c) moon
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) leap (b) look (c) blue
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) push (b) slip (c) fool
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
12. 12.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) put (b) steal (c) fill
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) juice (b) cheap (c) push
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) still (b) leap (c) wood
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) pick (c) cook
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) cheap (b) moon (c) fit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) feet (c) hit
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) sit (b) full (c) fool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) foot
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
28. 28.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
29. 29.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) shoe (b) win (c) put
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) ship (b) heat (c) sleep
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) bit (b) foot (c) shoe
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) beat (b) look (c) juice
35. 35.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seat (b) leap (c) pick
37. 37.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) foot (b) juice (c) sit
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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