Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 832 · 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 “soon”? (a) wool (b) wood (c) spoon
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) spoon (b) hit (c) feel
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) seen (b) cook (c) boot
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feel (b) wool (c) sit
6. 6.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) sleep
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) sleep
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) beat (b) hood (c) soon
13. 13.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sheep (b) wood (c) still
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fit (b) wood (c) cheap
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) put (b) feet (c) still
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) fit (c) put
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) cook
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) beat (b) seat (c) hit
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) full (b) fool (c) win
24. 24.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
25. 25.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
26. 26.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) sleep
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pull (b) seen (c) moon
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) bit (b) leap (c) blue
30. 30.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) still (b) boot (c) push
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) full (b) feel (c) slip
33. 33.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) meal (b) slip (c) fit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wood (b) juice (c) sleep
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) lip (c) wool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seat (b) tooth (c) fill
39. 39.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
40. 40.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill

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