Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 318 · 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? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) good (c) school
6. 6.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) fool
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) soon (b) leap (c) pick
11. 11.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) full (b) seat (c) soon
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) moon (b) pull (c) food
15. 15.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seen (b) put (c) win
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
19. 19.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
20. 20.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) push (b) seat (c) sit
22. 22.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) hit (b) food (c) pull
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) good (b) soon (c) cook
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pick (b) leap (c) cheap
30. 30.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) full (b) sit (c) moon
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) win (b) food (c) full
33. 33.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) fill
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fool (b) lip (c) steal
37. 37.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) lip
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) good (c) blue

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