Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 877 · 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 “slip”? (a) full (b) chip (c) seen
2. 2.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) win (b) cheap (c) hit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) school (b) sit (c) sheep
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) hit (c) shoe
6. 6.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) full (c) sheep
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) cheap (b) chip (c) pull
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) shoe (b) lip (c) look
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) leap (b) wool (c) pool
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
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 “slip”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) steal
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) leap (b) spoon (c) sit
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) school (c) ship
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) meal (b) wood (c) ship
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sheep (b) fit (c) food
30. 30.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) hit (c) feet
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) cook (c) chip
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) sheep (b) push (c) school
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) sleep (b) foot (c) food
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) beat (c) pick
37. 37.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
38. 38.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) hit (b) pull (c) shoe
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) steal (b) ship (c) soon

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