Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 647 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) slip (b) chip (c) sheep
2. 2.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) leap (b) still (c) fill
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cook (b) seen (c) slip
8. 8.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
9. 9.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) bit (b) fit (c) leap
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) chip
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) look (b) moon (c) ship
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) book (b) seat (c) shoe
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pull (b) hood (c) shoe
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) full (b) juice (c) moon
17. 17.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seat (b) slip (c) heat
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) book (b) school (c) boot
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) school (b) feet (c) win
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) win (b) put (c) feel
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) sit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) lip
24. 24.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
25. 25.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) push
27. 27.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) cheap (c) fill
30. 30.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) push (b) feet (c) win
32. 32.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pull (b) boot (c) blue
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) good (c) lip
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pick (b) meal (c) sleep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pool (b) full (c) hit
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) food (b) put (c) push

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