Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 741 · 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 “boot”? (a) push (b) school (c) wool
2. 2.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
3. 3.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) good
5. 5.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
6. 6.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) wood (b) ship (c) sheep
9. 9.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) cheap (b) food (c) fit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) book (b) steal (c) tooth
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sleep (b) school (c) fit
17. 17.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
18. 18.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) fool (b) moon (c) book
20. 20.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) bit (b) sheep (c) slip
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wool (b) still (c) moon
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fit (b) blue (c) feel
26. 26.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) chip
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fit (b) bit (c) seen
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
34. 34.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) shoe (b) leap (c) fit
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fit (b) fool (c) feel
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) blue (b) feel (c) hood
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pick (b) seat (c) leap
39. 39.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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