Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 24 · 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 “moon”? (a) boot (b) bit (c) look
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) look (b) hit (c) tooth
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) steal (c) hit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) juice (c) feet
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) full (c) pick
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pull (b) soon (c) cheap
7. 7.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) ship (b) beat (c) look
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) fit (c) heat
11. 11.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) good (b) sleep (c) food
13. 13.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) hit (b) sheep (c) blue
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
18. 18.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) sleep (c) bit
20. 20.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) soon (b) beat (c) bit
22. 22.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
23. 23.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) ship (b) sleep (c) slip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) hit
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) sheep
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) push (b) hood (c) shoe
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) look (c) food
35. 35.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) book (b) chip (c) juice
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) blue (b) heat (c) still
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) sheep (b) school (c) cook
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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