Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 800 · 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 “boot”? (a) slip (b) put (c) food
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) beat (b) still (c) feel
4. 4.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) ship (b) push (c) cheap
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pool (b) fit (c) full
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) fit (b) full (c) moon
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) tooth (b) still (c) leap
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) meal (b) foot (c) boot
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) book (b) heat (c) fill
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
13. 13.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) feet (c) tooth
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) meal (b) still (c) fit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) meal
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fit (b) feel (c) hit
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) put (b) boot (c) pull
21. 21.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) boot
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) seat (b) foot (c) soon
24. 24.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
25. 25.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pull (b) seen (c) lip
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) wool (b) feet (c) ship
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) ship (b) juice (c) full
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) spoon (b) beat (c) win
33. 33.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) hit (b) book (c) soon
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) seat (b) pool (c) push
36. 36.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) good (b) moon (c) look
38. 38.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
39. 39.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
40. 40.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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