Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 304 · 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: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) ship (b) wool (c) pool
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) leap (b) win (c) wool
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) feet
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) soon (b) food (c) foot
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) boot (b) blue (c) book
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) leap
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fit (b) seat (c) heat
13. 13.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) seen (b) put (c) school
15. 15.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) wood (b) fit (c) sheep
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) feel (b) tooth (c) book
19. 19.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
20. 20.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) moon (c) beat
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sheep (b) chip (c) foot
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) blue (b) seen (c) full
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) beat (b) fill (c) slip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) book
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fill (b) feet (c) steal
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) pick (b) pull (c) sleep
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) fill
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
40. 40.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit

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