Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 992 · 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? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fit (b) sit (c) feel
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) bit (b) push (c) soon
6. 6.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) good (b) hit (c) moon
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) steal (b) soon (c) look
9. 9.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) still (b) bit (c) sheep
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) hood (c) sit
12. 12.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) food (b) pool (c) wool
14. 14.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) chip (b) hood (c) boot
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) tooth
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) pick (b) sheep (c) hood
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) beat (b) cook (c) shoe
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fool (b) sheep (c) pull
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) still (b) steal (c) lip
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) book (b) leap (c) sit
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) moon (b) sleep (c) fill
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) foot
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fool (b) lip (c) sheep
29. 29.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cheap (b) good (c) boot
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) leap (b) fit (c) full
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fit (b) foot (c) feel
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) lip
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit

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