Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 566 · 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? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) bit (b) wool (c) moon
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) pick (b) book (c) sheep
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) boot
5. 5.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) full (b) fit (c) soon
8. 8.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) good (b) meal (c) pick
10. 10.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) put (b) hood (c) blue
12. 12.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pull (b) steal (c) lip
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cheap (b) spoon (c) still
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) tooth (b) feel (c) hit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) fit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) seen (c) foot
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
21. 21.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) win (b) good (c) pool
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) school (b) lip (c) seat
27. 27.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) fit (b) seat (c) pool
29. 29.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) push (c) food
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) full
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) ship (c) sheep
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) leap (b) feet (c) win
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sit (b) blue (c) cheap
36. 36.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) cook (b) book (c) tooth
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) book (b) food (c) soon
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feet (b) lip (c) hit
40. 40.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap

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