Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 687 · 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? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) ship (b) feet (c) food
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) spoon (b) slip (c) sleep
6. 6.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) win
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seat (b) seen (c) pick
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) lip (c) pool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) seat (b) shoe (c) good
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) spoon (b) leap (c) fill
12. 12.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) chip (c) meal
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) chip (b) full (c) leap
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
21. 21.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) juice (b) look (c) pick
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) fool (c) put
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fool (b) hood (c) leap
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) still (b) pool (c) beat
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) meal (b) good (c) lip
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) steal (b) cook (c) slip
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) sit
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) heat (b) book (c) school
32. 32.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) tooth (b) sheep (c) hit
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) pool (c) sit
37. 37.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) juice
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) bit

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