Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 203 · 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 “food”? (a) push (b) put (c) pool
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pool (b) feel (c) foot
4. 4.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feel (b) shoe (c) sit
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) chip (b) full (c) boot
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) food (b) juice (c) hood
9. 9.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pull (b) bit (c) boot
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) heat (b) bit (c) beat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) tooth (b) hit (c) feet
16. 16.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) seen (b) shoe (c) wood
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) still (b) feet (c) full
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) lip (b) soon (c) wood
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) beat (b) soon (c) slip
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) look (b) book (c) school
26. 26.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
27. 27.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) meal (b) sheep (c) ship
29. 29.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) still (b) food (c) foot
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) boot (c) wool
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) foot (b) pick (c) school
33. 33.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) slip (b) cheap (c) blue
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) tooth (b) sheep (c) win
38. 38.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hood (b) meal (c) hit
40. 40.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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