Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 806 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) full (b) lip (c) leap
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) lip (c) full
5. 5.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) push (b) sit (c) seen
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) seen
9. 9.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) spoon (b) win (c) beat
11. 11.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fit (b) feel (c) full
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fool (b) soon (c) look
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) soon (b) fit (c) foot
19. 19.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) tooth (b) pull (c) win
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) leap (b) school (c) still
28. 28.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) seat
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pull (b) pick (c) food
31. 31.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
32. 32.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hit (b) soon (c) seen
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) wool (b) feel (c) still
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) cheap (b) bit (c) pick
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) lip (b) juice (c) foot
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) shoe (b) wood (c) moon
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) hood (b) blue (c) pool

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