Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 243 · 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 fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) juice (b) fit (c) steal
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) spoon (b) fool (c) book
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) look (b) leap (c) spoon
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cook (b) sheep (c) blue
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fool (b) sleep (c) hit
14. 14.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fool (b) sheep (c) sit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) wool (b) cheap (c) lip
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) lip (b) seat (c) seen
20. 20.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) win (b) look (c) seat
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) slip (b) soon (c) leap
26. 26.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) feel (b) wood (c) school
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) fool (b) fit (c) foot
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) beat (b) push (c) boot
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) sheep (b) tooth (c) book
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) tooth (b) school (c) wool
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) moon (b) boot (c) foot
36. 36.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) cook (b) hit (c) tooth
38. 38.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) heat (b) sheep (c) fill
40. 40.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel

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