Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 897 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) meal (c) put
3. 3.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) spoon
5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
6. 6.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
7. 7.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wood (b) school (c) cheap
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) still (b) feet (c) soon
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) sheep (c) blue
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hood (b) school (c) beat
16. 16.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) lip (b) hood (c) fool
18. 18.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pool (b) full (c) fit
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) moon (b) school (c) book
23. 23.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) lip (b) soon (c) beat
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) lip (b) spoon (c) push
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) put (b) pool (c) pick
28. 28.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
29. 29.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sleep (b) hood (c) sit
33. 33.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) feel (c) fit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fool (b) juice (c) put
36. 36.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) heat (c) hit
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) feel (b) pull (c) tooth
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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