Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 193 · 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 “fit”? (a) foot (b) lip (c) beat
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) lip (b) heat (c) soon
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sit (b) ship (c) feel
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) moon (b) meal (c) slip
7. 7.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) heat (b) fill (c) tooth
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) full (c) seat
11. 11.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) ship (b) win (c) sleep
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) leap
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) fit (b) spoon (c) foot
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fill (b) food (c) feel
24. 24.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
25. 25.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
26. 26.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) school (b) soon (c) look
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) push (b) fool (c) meal
29. 29.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
30. 30.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
31. 31.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) win (b) cook (c) moon
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) steal (b) moon (c) still
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) boot (b) beat (c) book
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) moon (b) good (c) leap
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sit (b) soon (c) cheap
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pool (b) tooth (c) hood

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