Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 31 · 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? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) foot (b) sheep (c) sit
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) spoon (b) sit (c) full
8. 8.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) feet (b) book (c) school
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) meal (b) still (c) fill
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) put (b) juice (c) blue
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) hit (b) juice (c) seat
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fool (b) feet (c) wood
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) slip (b) blue (c) good
16. 16.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) beat (c) pick
20. 20.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) steal (b) meal (c) win
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) put (b) hit (c) school
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) slip
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) fool (b) wool (c) feel
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) cheap (b) full (c) fit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) blue (b) heat (c) cook
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) lip (c) leap
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) win (b) good (c) food
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) boot (b) food (c) full
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) heat (b) hit (c) tooth
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sheep (b) wood (c) ship
38. 38.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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