Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 534 · 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) shoe (b) chip (c) full
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pull (b) steal (c) chip
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) meal (b) win (c) beat
7. 7.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) push (b) steal (c) fool
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) hit (c) heat
11. 11.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) moon (b) fit (c) full
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) put (b) foot (c) moon
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) meal (b) boot (c) sit
17. 17.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) school
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) look (b) hood (c) pool
22. 22.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) shoe (b) win (c) heat
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
25. 25.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fill (b) wool (c) moon
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) book (b) sheep (c) slip
28. 28.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) tooth (b) bit (c) seen
32. 32.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) juice (b) put (c) school
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) good (b) still (c) feel
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) still (b) hood (c) feel
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) cook (b) good (c) food
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) fit (c) food
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) moon (b) pull (c) lip
40. 40.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat

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