Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 43 · 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 “juice”? (a) wood (b) fill (c) shoe
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seen (b) sit (c) feet
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sit (b) heat (c) shoe
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
6. 6.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) spoon (b) slip (c) cook
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) chip (c) feel
10. 10.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) hood (c) hit
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) ship (b) steal (c) boot
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) school (b) meal (c) slip
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) shoe (b) chip (c) leap
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) meal (b) juice (c) look
17. 17.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
18. 18.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) leap (b) win (c) feel
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sit (b) fit (c) feel
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) sit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wood (b) moon (c) fit
31. 31.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) tooth (b) wood (c) wool
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) look (b) ship (c) seen
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) full (b) seat (c) still
37. 37.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) juice (b) wood (c) put
39. 39.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) tooth (b) push (c) still

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