Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 106 · 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 “fit”? (a) beat (b) hood (c) win
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) bit (c) heat
3. 3.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) meal
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) moon (b) wool (c) soon
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) good (b) tooth (c) school
8. 8.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) spoon (b) fit (c) cheap
12. 12.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) school (b) hit (c) look
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feet (b) sit (c) boot
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) good (b) boot (c) sleep
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) seen (c) soon
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) slip (b) cheap (c) food
25. 25.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
26. 26.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wool (b) fit (c) food
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) tooth (b) put (c) blue
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) full (b) win (c) spoon
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) seat (c) fit
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) school (b) put (c) fool
32. 32.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) seat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) ship (b) full (c) seen
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) leap
38. 38.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
39. 39.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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