Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 563 · 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? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pool (b) still (c) sheep
3. 3.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) soon (c) pick
6. 6.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) food (b) put (c) hit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sheep (b) pick (c) sit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) blue (c) hit
11. 11.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sleep (b) juice (c) chip
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cheap (b) pick (c) juice
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) hood (b) fill (c) food
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) hood (b) push (c) pool
19. 19.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
20. 20.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
21. 21.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) heat (b) blue (c) book
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) hood (b) blue (c) feet
25. 25.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seen (b) tooth (c) ship
27. 27.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pool (b) wool (c) heat
32. 32.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
36. 36.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) shoe (b) slip (c) good
38. 38.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) foot (b) bit (c) food

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