Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 280 · 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? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) soon (b) heat (c) full
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) look (b) bit (c) feel
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) shoe (b) heat (c) foot
5. 5.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) slip
7. 7.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) ship (b) lip (c) steal
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
10. 10.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
11. 11.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
12. 12.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) hit (b) fool (c) pull
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) school (b) wool (c) full
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) push (b) chip (c) beat
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) shoe (b) cheap (c) lip
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) book (b) chip (c) spoon
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) soon (b) fit (c) meal
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
28. 28.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) book
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sit (b) fit (c) cheap
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wool (b) slip (c) shoe
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) hood
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) sheep (b) hood (c) tooth

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