Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 546 · 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 “heat”? (a) feel (b) good (c) win
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) moon (b) push (c) pool
3. 3.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fill (b) lip (c) meal
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) heat
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) bit (c) beat
10. 10.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) still (b) moon (c) wood
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) feel (b) blue (c) foot
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) bit (b) pick (c) feel
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) moon (b) spoon (c) foot
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) juice (b) sleep (c) pick
17. 17.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pull (b) juice (c) spoon
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) put (b) feel (c) fool
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) look (b) moon (c) seat
23. 23.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) ship
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) look (b) put (c) tooth
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pick (b) chip (c) beat
27. 27.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) bit (b) sleep (c) lip
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) good (b) food (c) pick
30. 30.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) still (b) push (c) seat
35. 35.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) push (b) steal (c) ship
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) look (b) sleep (c) fit
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet

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