Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 653 · 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 “bit”? (a) wood (b) meal (c) sit
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) put (b) juice (c) cheap
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sit (b) steal (c) good
5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) look (b) seen (c) spoon
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fool (b) steal (c) pick
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) fit (c) steal
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) full (c) moon
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) still (b) beat (c) book
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) wool (c) slip
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) lip (b) fit (c) leap
13. 13.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) leap (c) pull
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) soon (b) hood (c) feel
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feet (b) school (c) ship
18. 18.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) slip
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) cheap (b) wool (c) lip
21. 21.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) shoe (b) steal (c) fill
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) steal (b) full (c) soon
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) win (b) pull (c) sheep
27. 27.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) spoon (b) pull (c) cheap
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) win (b) push (c) steal
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) steal (b) bit (c) sit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) juice (b) seen (c) full
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) hit (b) meal (c) pick
34. 34.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) steal (b) slip (c) chip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) cheap
38. 38.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) wool (b) shoe (c) blue
40. 40.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep

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