Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 624 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) ship (b) foot (c) moon
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) seen
7. 7.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) seen (b) pool (c) push
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pull (b) chip (c) moon
10. 10.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) spoon (b) juice (c) pull
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) wood (b) heat (c) fill
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) moon (b) feel (c) win
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) push (b) moon (c) shoe
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
21. 21.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
22. 22.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) blue (c) good
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) full (b) beat (c) blue
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
32. 32.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) cheap (b) wood (c) moon
34. 34.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) still (b) seen (c) foot
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fit (b) push (c) meal
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) book (b) hood (c) food
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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