Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 15 · 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? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) juice (b) good (c) fill
4. 4.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) soon (b) tooth (c) hood
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) look (c) sleep
7. 7.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) heat (b) push (c) moon
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) bit (c) feet
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) bit (b) steal (c) cook
13. 13.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) shoe (b) sheep (c) ship
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) soon (b) full (c) wood
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) hit
17. 17.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
18. 18.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
20. 20.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seat (b) meal (c) fit
23. 23.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
24. 24.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) juice (b) ship (c) feel
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) fool
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pool (b) fill (c) sheep
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) full
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) chip (b) juice (c) foot
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) bit (b) sheep (c) look
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) win (b) shoe (c) book
37. 37.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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