Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 788 · 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? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) hood (c) juice
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) beat (b) hit (c) blue
9. 9.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) seat (c) good
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) lip (c) food
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) pool (c) seat
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) boot (b) fill (c) seat
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) moon (b) feel (c) lip
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) lip (b) full (c) seat
25. 25.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fit (b) spoon (c) steal
27. 27.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) shoe (b) boot (c) push
29. 29.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
31. 31.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) look (c) slip
33. 33.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
34. 34.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) leap
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fill (b) pull (c) tooth
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) beat (b) chip (c) fit
38. 38.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) boot (c) leap

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