Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 776 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) heat
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) ship (b) look (c) blue
13. 13.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) shoe (c) hood
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) chip (b) sleep (c) beat
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) look (b) food (c) wool
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) fit (b) push (c) moon
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) hit (b) beat (c) seat
23. 23.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) fit (c) foot
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) cook
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) feel (c) seen
27. 27.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) shoe (c) full
29. 29.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
30. 30.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) meal (b) soon (c) wood
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) win (c) seen
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) good (c) lip
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) cheap (b) still (c) pool
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) food (c) meal
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) soon (b) slip (c) seen

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