Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 32 · 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 “heat”? (a) school (b) fill (c) beat
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) put (b) sit (c) seen
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) meal (b) cook (c) blue
4. 4.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) lip (b) full (c) shoe
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feel (b) fit (c) put
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
9. 9.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
15. 15.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) seat
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) steal
18. 18.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) lip (b) soon (c) foot
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) full (b) heat (c) win
21. 21.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) moon (b) full (c) school
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) fool (c) wood
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) fit (c) leap
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) seat (b) pool (c) wool
28. 28.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) sit
32. 32.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
33. 33.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) food (b) cook (c) fit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fill (b) wood (c) school
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) cook (b) soon (c) bit
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) win (c) steal
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit

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