Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 650 · 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 “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) look (b) win (c) feel
4. 4.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) good (c) leap
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) put (c) still
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) full (c) feet
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) spoon (b) hit (c) seen
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pull (b) ship (c) seen
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) foot (b) boot (c) sit
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pick (b) pull (c) boot
21. 21.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cook (b) steal (c) sit
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fit (b) juice (c) leap
24. 24.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
25. 25.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sit (b) spoon (c) meal
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) look (b) juice (c) fool
29. 29.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) meal (c) sit
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) meal (b) blue (c) hood
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) wool (b) cheap (c) ship
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) push (b) cheap (c) pool
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) heat (c) pool
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pool (b) full (c) wool

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