Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 724 · 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 “feet”? (a) win (b) shoe (c) feel
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) juice (b) cook (c) look
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) moon (b) fit (c) beat
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) full (b) shoe (c) pool
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) pick (c) juice
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) meal (c) fool
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) fill (b) heat (c) seat
10. 10.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) ship (b) sheep (c) wood
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) book (b) seat (c) ship
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) moon (b) hood (c) beat
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) blue (b) still (c) sleep
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) put (b) soon (c) chip
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) chip (b) wool (c) meal
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
25. 25.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) juice (b) good (c) look
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) pull
28. 28.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
29. 29.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
30. 30.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) lip (b) leap (c) spoon
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) cheap
34. 34.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) blue (b) sit (c) pull
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) tooth (c) slip

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