Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 811 · 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 “cheap”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) full
2. 2.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) bit (b) fit (c) steal
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) soon (b) wool (c) sit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) sheep (b) book (c) boot
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) juice (b) beat (c) chip
9. 9.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
10. 10.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
11. 11.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
15. 15.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) lip (b) put (c) soon
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hood (b) sheep (c) still
19. 19.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pull (b) sheep (c) pool
21. 21.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) chip (b) feet (c) hood
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) good (b) school (c) food
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fool (b) book (c) cook
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) still (b) school (c) wood
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) moon
29. 29.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) meal (c) school
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wood (b) tooth (c) hit
33. 33.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
36. 36.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) good (b) juice (c) sheep
40. 40.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull

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