Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 599 · 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? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
2. 2.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wood (b) good (c) school
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
5. 5.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) juice (b) cheap (c) sit
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) school (b) put (c) tooth
9. 9.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
10. 10.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
11. 11.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
12. 12.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
13. 13.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) put (b) fool (c) seen
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) moon (b) pull (c) chip
19. 19.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sit (b) feel (c) foot
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) wool (b) sleep (c) fill
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) cook (b) pool (c) chip
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) feet (c) ship
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) tooth (b) chip (c) cook
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feet (b) hit (c) cook
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) steal (b) full (c) hit
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) cheap (b) look (c) lip
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) bit (b) spoon (c) leap
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) still (b) put (c) food
32. 32.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hit (b) good (c) moon
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) win (b) steal (c) full
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) fill (b) moon (c) book
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) put (b) fill (c) feet
40. 40.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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