Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 654 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) cheap (c) chip
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) full (b) shoe (c) sheep
4. 4.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) wood (b) still (c) sheep
7. 7.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pool (b) cook (c) push
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seen (b) moon (c) fit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) pull
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) tooth (b) sheep (c) pull
20. 20.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) chip
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) put (b) food (c) good
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sheep (b) hit (c) beat
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) still
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) chip (b) put (c) feel
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) pick (c) heat
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) push (b) food (c) wood
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) spoon (b) win (c) beat
38. 38.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) bit (b) meal (c) still
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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