Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 364 · 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 “look”? (a) moon (b) fool (c) wood
2. 2.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) blue
9. 9.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fit (b) blue (c) beat
11. 11.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) hood (c) seen
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) ship (c) spoon
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) put (b) shoe (c) hit
16. 16.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) blue (b) sit (c) cheap
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) look (b) beat (c) moon
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) juice (b) fool (c) good
20. 20.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) juice (b) fool (c) foot
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) foot (c) win
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) spoon (b) beat (c) still
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) pool (c) hit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) food
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) pull (c) tooth
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) push (b) fill (c) food
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) tooth (b) meal (c) wool
32. 32.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) juice (b) good (c) pick
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) bit (b) meal (c) feel
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) lip (b) heat (c) fill

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