Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 982 · 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 “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) juice (b) full (c) food
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) full (b) wood (c) blue
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seen (b) chip (c) school
9. 9.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) seen
17. 17.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) juice (c) hood
25. 25.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
26. 26.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) win (b) school (c) cheap
30. 30.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) win (b) put (c) meal
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) tooth (b) book (c) fool
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) feel (b) slip (c) push
36. 36.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) lip (c) meal
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) school (b) leap (c) fill
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) juice (b) slip (c) push

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