Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 378 · 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 “moon”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) ship
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) seen (c) bit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) juice (b) slip (c) full
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) bit (b) moon (c) push
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) win (b) book (c) soon
7. 7.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) win (b) full (c) seat
9. 9.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
10. 10.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) ship (c) seen
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) feet (c) ship
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) heat (c) blue
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) heat (b) steal (c) ship
17. 17.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
18. 18.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) foot
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) tooth (c) fit
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) moon (b) good (c) spoon
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) bit (b) school (c) put
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fool (b) pick (c) push
26. 26.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) look (b) boot (c) heat
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) heat (b) blue (c) push
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) sit (b) fool (c) wood
30. 30.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) seat (b) book (c) fool
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) chip (b) fill (c) leap
33. 33.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
34. 34.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
35. 35.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) leap (b) pull (c) still
38. 38.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wood (b) hood (c) blue
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) full (b) still (c) feel

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