Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 765 · 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? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) cook (b) blue (c) school
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) seen (b) soon (c) good
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
10. 10.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) seen (b) hood (c) moon
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pool (b) chip (c) wool
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pull (b) seen (c) pick
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) beat (b) put (c) pick
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) tooth (b) foot (c) bit
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) wool (b) ship (c) heat
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) beat (b) win (c) push
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) steal (c) beat
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) soon (b) meal (c) ship
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) hood (b) heat (c) boot
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) cheap (c) fool
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) sleep (c) food
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) bit (b) win (c) sleep
31. 31.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
32. 32.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fill (b) juice (c) push
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) fool (c) ship
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) lip (b) push (c) blue
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) shoe (b) seen (c) fill
38. 38.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) feel (b) wood (c) tooth
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pick (b) wool (c) tooth

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