Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 162 · 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? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) school
3. 3.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) blue (b) boot (c) put
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
10. 10.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) blue (b) cook (c) fit
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fit (b) spoon (c) steal
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) good (b) pool (c) steal
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) steal
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) school (b) fill (c) good
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wood (b) chip (c) fool
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) bit
19. 19.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
20. 20.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) heat (b) slip (c) seen
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) push (b) sit (c) food
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
29. 29.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) beat (b) pool (c) look
32. 32.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) bit
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pool (b) fit (c) full
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pick (b) cheap (c) pool
38. 38.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) food (b) pick (c) meal
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pick (b) wood (c) blue

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