Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 359 · 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) wool (b) foot (c) moon
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) leap (b) beat (c) bit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feet (b) win (c) seen
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) moon (b) bit (c) leap
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) moon
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wood (b) pool (c) still
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) beat (c) ship
9. 9.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seat (b) sit (c) push
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fit (b) boot (c) foot
12. 12.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) ship (b) beat (c) sleep
15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
16. 16.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) slip (b) lip (c) feel
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) feel (b) blue (c) cook
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) blue (b) steal (c) sit
21. 21.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) bit (b) book (c) pool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fool (b) slip (c) put
25. 25.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) chip (b) blue (c) push
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) school (b) lip (c) cheap
29. 29.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) still (c) cheap
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) still (c) leap
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sit (b) sheep (c) feet
33. 33.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
37. 37.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) school (b) seat (c) chip
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) tooth (b) still (c) sleep
40. 40.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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