Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 747 · 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? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) food (c) hood
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) book (c) slip
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
5. 5.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) wool (c) bit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) seen (b) foot (c) shoe
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) full (b) pool (c) push
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hit (b) foot (c) sleep
15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
17. 17.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) juice (c) heat
20. 20.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) seat (c) pick
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) win (b) leap (c) pull
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) pick (b) beat (c) pool
28. 28.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) look (b) blue (c) fool
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fill (b) good (c) beat
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) book (b) food (c) good
32. 32.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) seen (c) bit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) win (b) good (c) shoe
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pool (b) push (c) food
36. 36.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) book (c) ship

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