Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 940 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pick (b) foot (c) juice
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) still
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
6. 6.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) leap
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sheep (b) school (c) pick
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pull (b) full (c) soon
11. 11.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) hood (c) boot
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) full (b) ship (c) heat
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) win (b) heat (c) sheep
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) still (b) food (c) seen
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
18. 18.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) soon (b) hood (c) food
20. 20.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seat (b) steal (c) still
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sleep (b) wood (c) bit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) soon (b) fit (c) leap
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wood (b) sleep (c) moon
31. 31.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
32. 32.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) spoon (b) ship (c) feel
34. 34.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) still (b) seen (c) spoon
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) seen (c) fill

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