Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 28 · 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 “lip”? (a) sheep (b) food (c) ship
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) blue (b) put (c) feel
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) win (b) hit (c) seen
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) meal (b) put (c) fill
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) full (b) beat (c) lip
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) soon (b) win (c) feet
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) meal (b) soon (c) win
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) put (b) boot (c) lip
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) feet (b) wool (c) tooth
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) push
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
20. 20.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) chip
22. 22.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) slip (b) fit (c) seat
24. 24.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) cook (c) meal
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) shoe (b) school (c) wool
29. 29.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pull (b) full (c) soon
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) foot (b) moon (c) beat
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) moon (b) sit (c) heat
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) tooth (c) hit
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) good (b) leap (c) juice
39. 39.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) book (b) shoe (c) fit

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