Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 681 · 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? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) look (b) ship (c) blue
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) hit (c) seat
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) push (b) blue (c) leap
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pick (b) moon (c) feel
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) meal (b) fool (c) full
9. 9.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) cheap (b) fit (c) book
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) moon (b) shoe (c) pull
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) hood (b) school (c) spoon
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) soon
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) juice (b) leap (c) pull
15. 15.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) wool (b) slip (c) seat
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) shoe
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) book (b) fit (c) leap
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) leap (b) win (c) boot
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) meal (b) put (c) moon
24. 24.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) shoe (b) still (c) seen
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) feel (c) fill
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) wool (c) food
30. 30.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
31. 31.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
32. 32.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
33. 33.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) book (b) boot (c) juice
35. 35.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) chip (c) sleep
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) look
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) slip (b) hood (c) beat
39. 39.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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