Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 206 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) good (c) slip
2. 2.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) cheap (b) tooth (c) fit
5. 5.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
6. 6.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) push (b) school (c) bit
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) put (b) steal (c) fit
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) tooth (b) fit (c) beat
12. 12.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) lip (b) leap (c) sheep
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) beat
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) chip (b) hood (c) blue
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) hit (c) juice
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fill (b) sheep (c) moon
20. 20.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) push
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) blue (b) hit (c) meal
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) hood (b) seen (c) lip
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) chip (b) book (c) boot
27. 27.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
30. 30.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) good (b) fool (c) ship
32. 32.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) bit (b) sheep (c) wool
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) moon (b) pool (c) push
39. 39.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) boot (b) fill (c) pull

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