Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 619 · 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.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) full (b) cheap (c) food
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) full (b) boot (c) pool
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) still (b) feel (c) feet
5. 5.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) hood (c) still
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) win
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) steal
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) blue
14. 14.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) cheap (b) good (c) fit
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feet (b) look (c) sit
20. 20.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) beat (b) steal (c) win
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) book (b) food (c) leap
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fill (b) wool (c) meal
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) lip (b) seat (c) sheep
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) hood (b) sheep (c) fool
32. 32.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) slip (c) feel
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) food (b) seat (c) book
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) food (b) wool (c) foot
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) hood (b) seat (c) shoe
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) push (c) heat
38. 38.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) full (b) blue (c) lip
40. 40.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal

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