Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 27 · 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? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feel (b) ship (c) fit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) soon (b) wood (c) school
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) steal (b) seat (c) lip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) lip (b) meal (c) ship
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) put (b) fit (c) meal
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) blue (b) good (c) full
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) shoe (b) ship (c) wool
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) juice
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) beat (b) bit (c) lip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) leap (b) juice (c) win
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) fill
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) leap (b) fill (c) fool
21. 21.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
22. 22.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
23. 23.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) fit (b) wool (c) boot
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) shoe (b) seat (c) bit
26. 26.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
27. 27.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
29. 29.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) slip (b) tooth (c) pull
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) meal (b) moon (c) look
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fill (b) soon (c) sleep
39. 39.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fool (b) moon (c) wool

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