Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 751 · 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? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) food (b) still (c) heat
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) put (b) full (c) food
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) lip (c) feet
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sit (b) good (c) seen
10. 10.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) food (b) full (c) hood
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) meal (b) wood (c) still
13. 13.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) blue (b) fill (c) seen
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) book (b) pool (c) steal
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) push (b) sit (c) feel
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) bit (b) seat (c) pick
20. 20.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
23. 23.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) win
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) spoon (c) lip
28. 28.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feet (b) sit (c) steal
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) shoe (b) meal (c) slip
31. 31.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
32. 32.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) bit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) win (b) full (c) school
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) food (b) sleep (c) full
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) still (b) pull (c) boot

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