Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 910 · 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 fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) spoon (b) tooth (c) look
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) full
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) good (b) steal (c) shoe
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) shoe (c) seen
10. 10.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pick (b) sit (c) feet
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) sit (c) still
13. 13.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) look (b) wool (c) fool
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) fool (b) full (c) sleep
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) wood (b) moon (c) fool
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) moon (b) win (c) wool
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seat (b) shoe (c) bit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) slip (b) moon (c) leap
22. 22.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) seen
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) lip (c) steal
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
28. 28.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) book (b) feel (c) hit
31. 31.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
33. 33.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) spoon (c) leap
35. 35.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
36. 36.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sit (b) wool (c) beat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) sleep (b) pool (c) foot
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) good (b) slip (c) blue
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) heat (b) fill (c) pull

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