Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 87 · 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 “shoe”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) push
2. 2.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fool (b) meal (c) hit
4. 4.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) full (b) sit (c) pool
8. 8.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) steal (b) lip (c) leap
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 “sleep”? (a) beat (b) ship (c) bit
14. 14.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sit (b) hit (c) beat
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) bit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) cheap
19. 19.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) food (b) feel (c) put
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) still (b) feel (c) fit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) still (b) steal (c) soon
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pull (b) sit (c) spoon
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) meal (b) food (c) look
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
32. 32.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) meal (c) lip
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fill (b) boot (c) book
36. 36.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
37. 37.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sit (b) heat (c) seen
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sit (b) feel (c) seat

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