Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 491 · 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 “win”? (a) bit (b) meal (c) beat
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) fill (b) look (c) soon
3. 3.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) put (b) school (c) chip
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) slip (b) sleep (c) meal
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) heat (b) bit (c) wood
7. 7.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) school (b) hood (c) ship
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) leap (b) beat (c) slip
10. 10.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) soon (b) hood (c) steal
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) still (b) ship (c) feel
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wool (b) pick (c) tooth
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) shoe (b) sleep (c) wool
21. 21.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) push
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) juice (b) fill (c) leap
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) bit (c) sheep
25. 25.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) tooth (b) book (c) juice
27. 27.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) look (b) boot (c) school
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) food (b) sheep (c) cook
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) meal (b) good (c) fill
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) feet (b) hood (c) blue
33. 33.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) push (b) heat (c) win
35. 35.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fill (b) juice (c) leap
38. 38.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) boot (c) look
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) ship (b) boot (c) hood

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