Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 658 · 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) fool (b) full
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) shoe (b) feet (c) pick
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
9. 9.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
10. 10.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) slip (b) juice (c) foot
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) steal (b) win (c) tooth
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) seat
15. 15.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
16. 16.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) foot (b) sit (c) blue
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 “book”? (a) seat (b) shoe (c) pull
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) cook (b) steal (c) fool
21. 21.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
22. 22.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) food (b) wood (c) seen
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) put (b) steal (c) hit
25. 25.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) heat (b) good (c) moon
28. 28.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) put (b) fool (c) juice
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) meal (c) chip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pick (b) tooth (c) meal
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) ship (b) good (c) sheep
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) spoon (b) pull (c) win
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) beat (b) fool (c) look
37. 37.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) fit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) spoon (b) put (c) moon

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