Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 746 · 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? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) pool (c) wool
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) feel
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) good (b) moon (c) foot
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) beat (b) sit (c) meal
6. 6.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) wool (b) bit (c) sleep
8. 8.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
9. 9.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) wood (c) sleep
11. 11.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) heat (b) seat (c) fill
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) good (b) pool (c) fill
14. 14.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) juice (b) wool (c) pull
16. 16.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
17. 17.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) moon (b) blue (c) full
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pick (b) seen (c) fit
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) feel (b) wool (c) shoe
24. 24.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) good (b) tooth (c) moon
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) juice (b) good (c) push
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) seen (c) lip
29. 29.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
31. 31.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) blue (b) wool (c) beat
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) steal (b) fill (c) food
34. 34.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pull (b) fit (c) heat
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) push (b) blue (c) hood
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fool (b) seat (c) fit
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) school
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) moon (b) slip (c) look
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) soon (c) fit

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