Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 161 · 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? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) sleep (c) school
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) still (b) chip (c) feel
8. 8.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) wool (b) fill (c) steal
10. 10.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) steal
12. 12.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) sit (b) wool (c) pool
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hood (b) moon (c) book
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) juice (b) slip (c) full
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) good (b) seat (c) lip
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) full (b) slip (c) feel
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hit (b) wool (c) spoon
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) ship (b) hit (c) meal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) fill (b) blue (c) good
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) push (b) pool (c) wool
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) look (b) slip (c) beat
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seen (b) hit (c) spoon
33. 33.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) feet (c) chip
36. 36.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
37. 37.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
40. 40.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap

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