Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 120 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) bit (b) lip (c) meal
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fit (b) hood (c) feet
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
7. 7.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) spoon (b) boot (c) wool
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) chip (b) feet (c) cheap
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) push (b) full (c) juice
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) hit (c) cheap
15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) leap (b) blue (c) lip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) boot (b) slip (c) seat
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) fit (b) blue (c) cook
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) fool (c) full
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) chip (b) seen (c) beat
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) book (b) hit (c) soon
23. 23.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
24. 24.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) look (b) food (c) cook
26. 26.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pick (b) good (c) meal
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) look (b) lip (c) blue
32. 32.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) still (b) steal (c) cheap
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) fool
35. 35.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) school
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) spoon (c) lip
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal

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