Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 633 · 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 “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fool (b) meal (c) lip
3. 3.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
6. 6.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) shoe (b) pull (c) spoon
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) blue (b) pool (c) full
10. 10.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) full (c) pick
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) look (b) juice (c) book
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) slip (b) hood (c) leap
15. 15.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) still
17. 17.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) spoon (b) sit (c) cheap
20. 20.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
21. 21.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) fit (c) put
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) hit (b) seat (c) sheep
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) moon (b) look (c) win
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) hood (b) blue (c) heat
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fool (b) feet (c) fit
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) moon (b) seat (c) fill
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seen (b) ship (c) pick
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) leap (b) wool (c) spoon
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) push

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