Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 34 · 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? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) school (b) pick (c) beat
4. 4.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pick (b) look (c) moon
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) fit (b) book (c) tooth
7. 7.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) soon (b) food (c) pull
11. 11.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) soon (b) fool (c) push
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) leap (b) fool (c) cook
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) spoon (b) fool (c) foot
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) foot (c) win
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) seen (b) shoe (c) wool
18. 18.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cheap (b) blue (c) hood
20. 20.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) look (b) fit (c) heat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) pull (b) ship (c) feet
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) foot (b) sheep (c) ship
25. 25.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) look (b) cheap (c) lip
27. 27.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) leap (b) foot (c) pool
30. 30.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) boot (b) put (c) feel
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) soon (b) ship (c) pull
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) push (c) bit
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) sit (b) soon (c) full
39. 39.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) boot (c) still

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