Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 691 · 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? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) push (b) fit (c) seat
6. 6.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) sleep (c) chip
8. 8.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) put (b) win (c) feel
12. 12.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
13. 13.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) cheap (c) still
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) wool
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seen (b) ship (c) push
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) beat (b) wood (c) spoon
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) seat (c) blue
20. 20.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
21. 21.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) blue (b) lip (c) steal
25. 25.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) foot (b) pick (c) sheep
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) put (b) bit (c) tooth
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) feel (b) food (c) hood
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) pick (c) school
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fit (b) fill (c) seat
35. 35.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
36. 36.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fill (b) good (c) fool
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) put (b) fool (c) fill
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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