Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 59 · 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? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) slip (b) cheap (c) good
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) feet (c) good
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) ship
5. 5.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) bit (c) slip
7. 7.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) still (b) beat (c) cook
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seat (b) fill (c) full
10. 10.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) full
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) soon (b) cook (c) wood
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) spoon (b) steal (c) wool
14. 14.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) sleep (c) pick
16. 16.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) juice (b) ship (c) leap
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) soon (b) hood (c) book
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) wood (b) sit (c) blue
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) school (b) put (c) chip
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) school (b) full (c) win
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) beat (c) chip
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) school (b) put (c) seen
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) feet (c) good
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) pick (b) feel (c) school
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) cheap
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) ship
35. 35.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
36. 36.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
37. 37.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
38. 38.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) feel (b) pull (c) soon
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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