Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 435 · 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? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) wool (b) seen (c) sit
3. 3.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) bit (c) feet
5. 5.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
6. 6.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) chip (c) meal
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) shoe (c) fit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) juice (b) sheep (c) still
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) feet (b) book (c) boot
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) moon
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) hit (c) put
15. 15.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) moon (b) bit (c) sheep
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) win (b) school (c) pull
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) lip (b) food (c) cook
20. 20.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
21. 21.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
25. 25.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) win (b) seat (c) food
27. 27.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) leap (b) fill (c) soon
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pick (b) steal (c) feet
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) cook (b) food (c) feet
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) leap (c) fill
33. 33.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) cook (c) tooth
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) lip
37. 37.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) slip (b) pull (c) feel
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) still
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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