Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 990 · 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? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) heat (b) cook (c) bit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) put (b) pick (c) seat
5. 5.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
8. 8.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
9. 9.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) hood (b) fool (c) seen
11. 11.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hit (b) juice (c) look
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sleep (b) fool (c) chip
14. 14.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) lip (c) push
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) food (b) full (c) look
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) hood (b) fit (c) blue
20. 20.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
23. 23.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) wood (b) beat (c) boot
28. 28.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
29. 29.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
30. 30.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) meal (c) pick
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) look (b) cheap (c) hit
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feel (b) moon (c) ship
38. 38.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) fit (b) hood (c) boot
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) push (b) feel (c) fill

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