Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 556 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) ship
3. 3.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) look (b) boot (c) wool
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fit (b) fill (c) feel
7. 7.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) hood (b) moon (c) fill
9. 9.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) push (c) hit
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) spoon (b) pull (c) feet
15. 15.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) push (b) still (c) food
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) push (b) food (c) sleep
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) leap (b) pool (c) fill
23. 23.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) push (b) look (c) boot
25. 25.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) lip (c) meal
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) wool (c) spoon
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) look
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) steal (b) win (c) pick
36. 36.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
37. 37.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) pull (c) beat
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wool (b) push (c) school
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) full

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