Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 920 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) cheap (b) steal (c) sit
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) beat (b) push (c) chip
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) shoe (b) steal (c) pull
4. 4.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
5. 5.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) tooth (b) steal (c) bit
7. 7.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
8. 8.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pull (b) spoon (c) boot
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sleep (b) pick (c) feel
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) soon (b) cook (c) pick
16. 16.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) foot (b) soon (c) wood
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) steal (b) chip (c) full
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
20. 20.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) wool (b) fill (c) soon
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) foot (b) fit (c) spoon
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) foot (b) leap (c) lip
29. 29.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) blue (b) bit (c) heat
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wood (b) still (c) pool
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) full (b) seen (c) chip
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fool (b) chip (c) wool
34. 34.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) school (b) hood (c) push
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) look (b) still (c) moon
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) feet (c) shoe
38. 38.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship

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