Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 820 · 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? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) still (c) wool
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) fool
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) win (c) blue
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) food
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) look (b) pool (c) tooth
8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) ship (b) bit (c) leap
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) book (c) seat
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) boot (b) foot (c) full
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) win (b) lip (c) cheap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) good (b) meal (c) pool
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) chip (b) spoon (c) wood
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) shoe (c) pull
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wood (b) book (c) pool
20. 20.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) spoon (c) chip
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) moon (b) wood (c) wool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) lip
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) spoon (c) pick
25. 25.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
26. 26.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) ship (b) food (c) pull
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) seat (c) blue
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) feet
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seen (b) meal (c) win
33. 33.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
34. 34.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
35. 35.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) beat (b) pick (c) sheep
38. 38.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) full
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) cheap (b) school (c) hood

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