Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 572 · 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 “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) seen (c) bit
3. 3.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cook (b) pool (c) put
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) full (b) chip (c) feel
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) good
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fill (b) meal (c) steal
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feet (b) wood (c) fill
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) sit (b) tooth (c) put
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) leap (b) pool (c) pick
17. 17.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) tooth (b) hood (c) cook
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feel (b) hit (c) ship
26. 26.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cook (b) pool (c) chip
28. 28.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) seen (b) juice (c) hood
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) foot (b) book (c) boot
32. 32.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) ship (b) hit (c) seat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) moon (b) still (c) sleep
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) pull (c) slip
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) lip (c) book
37. 37.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) fill (c) soon
39. 39.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) tooth (c) heat

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