Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 713 · 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? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) chip (b) good (c) spoon
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) ship
4. 4.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wool (b) good (c) school
6. 6.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) pick (c) beat
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) blue (b) pool (c) hood
9. 9.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) hood
13. 13.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) cook (c) shoe
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fool (b) put (c) feet
16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
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 “pull”? (a) steal (b) school (c) cook
24. 24.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) soon (b) moon (c) look
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hood (b) pick (c) steal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) leap (b) still (c) push
28. 28.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) cheap (b) full (c) pool
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) steal (b) blue (c) pull
33. 33.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) bit (b) hood (c) juice
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) seen (b) juice (c) pull
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) push (b) good (c) shoe
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) leap (b) seen (c) sit
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sit (b) look (c) cheap

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