Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 329 · 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? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) feel (b) pick (c) hit
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hit (b) beat (c) shoe
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) bit
6. 6.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seen (b) slip (c) pick
8. 8.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sheep (b) juice (c) lip
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) boot (b) lip (c) full
12. 12.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
13. 13.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
14. 14.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) put (b) soon (c) fool
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) push (b) sit (c) food
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) cook
19. 19.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) food (c) wool
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wood (b) chip (c) shoe
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) school (b) still (c) pull
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) feet
24. 24.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
25. 25.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
26. 26.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) ship (b) soon (c) cook
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) beat (c) meal
30. 30.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) cook (b) steal (c) boot
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) meal (c) win
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) win (b) bit (c) feel
37. 37.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
38. 38.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) cook (b) chip (c) fool
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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