Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 750 · 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 ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) put (b) soon (c) school
3. 3.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) good (c) pool
5. 5.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) tooth (b) seen (c) pull
9. 9.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) spoon (b) push (c) steal
11. 11.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
13. 13.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) beat (b) bit (c) soon
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) put
18. 18.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) moon
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) good (b) seen (c) pool
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) moon (b) fill (c) look
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) lip
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) ship (c) blue
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) spoon (c) fit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) sleep (c) pick
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sheep (b) sit (c) look
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) sit (c) wool
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seat (b) lip (c) win
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) feet
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) seat (c) pick
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
35. 35.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) food (c) full
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) school (c) feet
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pick (b) cheap (c) sleep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) full (b) juice (c) moon
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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