Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 7 · 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? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
2. 2.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) food (b) heat (c) slip
7. 7.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hood (b) good (c) spoon
9. 9.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
10. 10.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) pick (b) cheap (c) leap
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) lip (c) meal
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) juice (c) book
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) juice (b) slip (c) steal
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) heat (b) juice (c) still
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) steal (b) shoe (c) wood
21. 21.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
22. 22.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) leap (b) look (c) still
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) chip
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) put (b) hood (c) boot
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) beat (b) sit (c) fit
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) pick (c) feet
30. 30.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) pull (c) meal
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) cook (b) wood (c) fool
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) put
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) school (b) spoon (c) look
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
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 “fit”? (a) sit (b) shoe (c) meal
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) seen (b) full (c) food
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) steal (b) foot (c) moon

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