Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 222 · 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 “feel”? (a) lip (b) cook (c) cheap
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) book (c) juice
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) shoe (b) pull (c) chip
6. 6.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) full (b) shoe (c) sheep
10. 10.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) look (b) fool (c) win
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
15. 15.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) foot (b) pick (c) school
18. 18.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) foot (b) pick (c) heat
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) blue (c) put
21. 21.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) pull (b) seen (c) hit
25. 25.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) ship (b) look (c) moon
27. 27.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) moon (b) seen (c) fill
30. 30.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pick (b) good (c) fool
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) full (b) juice (c) heat
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) school (b) hit (c) seen
40. 40.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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