Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 295 · 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? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) leap (b) tooth (c) chip
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) ship (c) spoon
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) bit (c) full
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seat (b) cheap (c) slip
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fool (b) bit (c) wood
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) leap (b) blue (c) book
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) push (b) fit (c) sheep
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feet (b) push (c) pick
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) sit (c) meal
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) school (b) seat (c) push
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pool (b) good (c) cook
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) full (b) beat (c) ship
23. 23.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
24. 24.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) boot (c) look
26. 26.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
27. 27.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
31. 31.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) chip (b) meal (c) ship
33. 33.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
34. 34.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) feel (c) win
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fit (b) fool (c) heat
40. 40.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat

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