Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 191 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) moon (b) look (c) meal
2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) meal (b) hood (c) lip
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
7. 7.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) slip (b) cook (c) boot
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pool (b) book (c) put
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pick (b) shoe (c) meal
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) food (b) steal (c) chip
12. 12.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
13. 13.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) hit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) food (b) put (c) ship
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) cheap (c) shoe
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) bit (b) soon (c) leap
19. 19.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
20. 20.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) meal (b) juice (c) ship
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) sheep (c) meal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) leap (b) tooth (c) wood
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) look (c) soon
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fit (b) steal (c) soon
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fill (b) book (c) fool
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) school (b) sit (c) full
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) push (b) boot (c) seen
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) pool (c) sheep
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) hit (b) food (c) push
40. 40.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat

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