Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 299 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fool (b) pull (c) hood
2. 2.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) bit (b) full (c) pool
4. 4.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) hit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feet (b) pick (c) steal
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
10. 10.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) beat (c) hit
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) book (b) leap (c) juice
14. 14.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) beat (b) fill (c) school
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) hit (b) beat (c) fool
17. 17.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) moon (b) good (c) book
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sleep (b) push (c) chip
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) beat (c) good
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) chip (b) put (c) leap
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) sit
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) chip (b) book (c) cheap
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) juice (b) hood (c) soon
25. 25.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) full (b) sit (c) feet
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seat (b) hood (c) win
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) slip (b) full (c) school
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) slip (b) cheap (c) feet
31. 31.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) tooth (b) moon (c) full
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) look (b) leap (c) juice
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) foot
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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