Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 55 · 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 fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) foot (b) sleep (c) tooth
3. 3.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) win
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) meal (b) sit (c) hit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) lip (b) wool (c) tooth
12. 12.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
13. 13.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
14. 14.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fool (b) wood (c) blue
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fill (b) book (c) feel
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) tooth (b) fool (c) pull
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) school (b) still (c) push
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) steal (c) sleep
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pool (b) fit (c) hood
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) ship
23. 23.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) sleep (c) foot
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pick (b) seat (c) cook
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) pick (b) feel (c) food
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cheap (b) look (c) spoon
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wool (b) pick (c) food
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) wool (b) win (c) fool
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) cook (b) pull (c) boot
35. 35.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) pick (b) good (c) seen
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) look (c) meal
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) food
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) school (c) wood

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