Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 257 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) sheep (c) wool
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pool (b) seen (c) chip
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) juice
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) fit (c) leap
14. 14.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) foot (b) seen (c) fit
16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
18. 18.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
20. 20.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) beat (b) still (c) wool
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) chip (b) sleep (c) cheap
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) shoe
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) wool (b) seat (c) ship
25. 25.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) heat (b) sit (c) pull
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) pick (c) meal
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) cheap (c) soon
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) wool (c) lip
31. 31.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pull (b) push (c) food
34. 34.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) pool
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) juice (b) slip (c) seen
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hit (b) tooth (c) sheep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) foot (b) fool (c) moon
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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