Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 993 · 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 “bit”? (a) ship (b) sheep (c) school
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) full (c) heat
4. 4.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) school (b) cook (c) leap
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) feel (c) pool
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) foot (c) slip
10. 10.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) look (b) ship (c) meal
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) hit (c) feet
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) leap (b) food (c) cook
14. 14.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wool (b) feet (c) shoe
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) chip (c) beat
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) cook (b) shoe (c) beat
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sheep (b) chip (c) food
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) shoe (b) seen (c) lip
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) moon (b) good (c) pool
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fill (b) fool (c) wool
30. 30.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) pick (b) moon (c) feet
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) moon (c) full
33. 33.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) moon (c) steal
37. 37.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) moon (b) steal (c) win
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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