Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 666 · 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: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) fool (c) bit
3. 3.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) win (b) still (c) seat
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) meal (c) fit
9. 9.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) steal (b) fill (c) chip
11. 11.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) bit (b) pull (c) spoon
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) full (b) sit (c) sleep
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) cheap (b) chip (c) foot
16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) steal (b) feet (c) lip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) soon (b) sheep (c) chip
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) win (c) steal
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) heat (b) chip (c) wool
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fool (b) seat (c) hit
24. 24.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
25. 25.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
26. 26.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) wool (c) beat
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) boot (b) soon (c) book
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) tooth (b) seen (c) hit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) leap (b) pull (c) blue
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) foot (b) juice (c) spoon
36. 36.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sheep (b) meal (c) sit

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