Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 830 · 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 “slip”? (a) cheap (b) wool (c) fill
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) book (c) moon
3. 3.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wool (b) sit (c) blue
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) heat (b) boot (c) hood
6. 6.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
9. 9.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
14. 14.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) look (b) food (c) hit
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) spoon
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) full (b) fool (c) moon
19. 19.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) boot (b) full (c) school
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) fool (c) beat
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) put
25. 25.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) put (b) win (c) meal
27. 27.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sit (b) food (c) good
32. 32.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) boot (b) look (c) fill
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) hood (b) moon (c) steal
35. 35.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) look (b) beat (c) bit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) spoon (b) good (c) moon

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