Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 339 · 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 “full”? (a) still (b) pool (c) wood
2. 2.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
3. 3.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) food (b) put (c) book
5. 5.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) juice (b) leap (c) put
7. 7.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) full
9. 9.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) juice (b) ship (c) cook
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) book (b) seat (c) lip
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) foot (c) leap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) hit (c) hood
17. 17.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) heat (c) pick
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) steal (b) push (c) pick
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) food
23. 23.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) hood (c) fit
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) look (b) seen (c) boot
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) cheap (b) tooth (c) wool
30. 30.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) shoe (c) feet
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pick (b) beat (c) bit
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) chip (c) foot
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hit (b) shoe (c) leap
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) shoe (b) lip (c) steal
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) school (b) meal (c) full
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pool (b) look (c) fill
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) cook (b) slip (c) seat
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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