Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 306 · 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? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
2. 2.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) meal (b) hood (c) fool
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) boot (b) sheep (c) win
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) foot (c) tooth
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) chip
8. 8.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
9. 9.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) hood (b) school (c) slip
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) heat (b) moon (c) hood
13. 13.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
18. 18.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) pick (b) fit (c) leap
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) food (c) sit
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pull (b) seen (c) juice
25. 25.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) sit (b) tooth (c) cook
27. 27.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) put (b) sheep (c) soon
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) look (b) feet (c) moon
33. 33.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
35. 35.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
36. 36.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) pull (c) fill
38. 38.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) sheep
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) juice (b) book (c) pick

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