Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 97 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) book (b) lip (c) steal
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) school (c) win
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) fit (c) soon
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) put (b) slip (c) seat
5. 5.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fool (b) feel (c) fit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) juice (b) heat (c) wood
8. 8.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) blue (b) bit (c) feel
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) leap (b) push (c) still
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) chip (b) soon (c) good
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) leap
15. 15.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) boot (b) lip (c) sleep
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) pull (c) chip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) seen
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
21. 21.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
22. 22.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) hit (b) good (c) beat
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) moon (b) wood (c) look
25. 25.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) meal (c) hit
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
30. 30.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
31. 31.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) meal
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) slip (c) soon
38. 38.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) foot (b) wool (c) shoe
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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