Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 999 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) cheap (b) spoon (c) slip
2. 2.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) school (c) pull
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cheap (b) shoe (c) wood
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pull (b) sheep (c) slip
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
11. 11.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) look (b) win (c) leap
13. 13.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seat (b) fill (c) blue
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) chip (b) juice (c) wool
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) seen (b) pull (c) juice
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fit (b) meal (c) hood
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) push (b) fool (c) ship
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) put (c) still
26. 26.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) boot (b) leap (c) slip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) full (b) chip (c) food
29. 29.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
30. 30.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) steal (b) wood (c) win
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) win (b) foot (c) juice
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) wool (b) soon (c) bit
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) sleep (c) chip
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) moon (b) put (c) meal
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) shoe (b) chip (c) pull

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