Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 345 · 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? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) heat
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fool (b) push (c) fit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) food (b) chip (c) seen
5. 5.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
8. 8.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) sheep (b) wood (c) juice
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) hit (b) look (c) school
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) steal (b) hit (c) leap
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) cook (c) leap
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) lip (b) push (c) seat
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) slip (b) sheep (c) tooth
22. 22.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
23. 23.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) push (c) pool
28. 28.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
29. 29.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) wood (b) meal (c) hit
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) cook (b) wool (c) blue
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) still (b) soon (c) put
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) sit
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pick (b) pull (c) cheap
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) shoe (c) bit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) steal (b) hit (c) feel
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pool (b) good (c) fit

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