Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 947 · 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? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) tooth (b) good (c) fit
5. 5.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
6. 6.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
8. 8.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) boot (b) chip (c) sheep
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) push (c) slip
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) pool
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) moon (c) book
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) good (b) book (c) soon
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) push (b) win (c) tooth
18. 18.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) foot (b) soon (c) pull
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
25. 25.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
26. 26.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
27. 27.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) good (b) fool (c) book
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) put (c) soon
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) soon (b) bit (c) cheap
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) heat (b) still (c) foot
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
33. 33.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) juice (c) pull
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
37. 37.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) moon (c) bit
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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