Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 215 · 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 “chip”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) sleep
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sleep (b) meal (c) still
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) heat (b) good (c) hit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) leap (b) fool (c) ship
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) meal (b) shoe (c) cook
7. 7.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
8. 8.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
9. 9.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) meal (b) look (c) moon
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pool (b) push (c) blue
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) juice (b) leap (c) pick
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) slip (b) ship (c) seen
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) win (b) seat (c) hood
15. 15.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) fool (b) feet (c) wood
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) seat (c) full
18. 18.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
19. 19.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
21. 21.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) juice (b) meal (c) ship
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wood (b) seen (c) food
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) school (b) steal (c) pull
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) fit (b) steal (c) feel
29. 29.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
31. 31.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) bit (c) leap
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) book (b) pool (c) fit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) bit
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) meal (b) feet (c) sit
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) school (b) feet (c) sit
40. 40.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal

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