Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 559 · 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 “school”? (a) sit (b) pool (c) good
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) push
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) blue (b) hit (c) steal
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) seen (c) slip
5. 5.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
6. 6.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) book (b) boot (c) beat
8. 8.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feel (b) moon (c) sit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sleep (b) hit (c) slip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sit (b) sheep (c) steal
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) look (b) cheap (c) shoe
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) full (b) food (c) boot
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) beat (b) win (c) still
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) seen (c) cook
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fill (b) ship (c) beat
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) look (c) ship
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) seen (c) bit
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) boot (b) sleep (c) pull
22. 22.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) school (c) seen
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) feel (c) win
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) look (b) lip (c) soon
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) cheap
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) ship (b) hood (c) food
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) shoe (b) book (c) full
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) soon (b) fill (c) sleep
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seen (b) boot (c) win
35. 35.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pull (b) beat (c) juice
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) lip (c) put
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) soon (b) fit (c) full
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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