Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 779 · 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) still (b) steal
2. 2.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) pick (c) fool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) lip (b) feet (c) moon
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fill (b) moon (c) look
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
15. 15.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) slip (b) cook (c) food
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) look (b) seat (c) pool
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pool (b) put (c) slip
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fill (b) wool (c) steal
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) lip (b) foot (c) tooth
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) feel (c) book
25. 25.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
29. 29.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
30. 30.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) foot (b) fit (c) cheap
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wood (b) fill (c) moon
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) still (b) blue (c) cook
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) beat (b) sheep (c) bit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) slip (b) wool (c) leap
38. 38.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) hood (b) food (c) chip
40. 40.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill

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