Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 630 · 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 “wood”? (a) full (b) food (c) chip
2. 2.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) pick (c) cheap
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) juice (c) lip
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) food (b) pull (c) leap
6. 6.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) foot
9. 9.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) meal (b) pull (c) fill
11. 11.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) win (b) sheep (c) good
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fool (b) put (c) wool
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) bit (b) lip (c) sheep
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) win
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) full (b) wood (c) pool
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) juice (c) full
24. 24.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
25. 25.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
26. 26.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hit (b) pool (c) cheap
28. 28.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) push (b) spoon (c) full
30. 30.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) fit (b) boot (c) pull
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) put (b) pool (c) foot
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) moon
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) tooth (b) fool (c) push

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