Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 358 · 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? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seat (b) still (c) push
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) wood (c) soon
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) lip (b) wood (c) pool
6. 6.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) juice (c) feel
12. 12.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hit (b) food (c) push
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) hood (b) still (c) moon
17. 17.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) ship (c) full
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) heat (b) still (c) wood
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) feet (b) wood (c) spoon
22. 22.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) seen (c) push
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) foot (b) food (c) put
26. 26.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feel (b) spoon (c) still
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) cheap
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) seen (b) moon (c) cook
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) beat (b) pool (c) cook
32. 32.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) shoe (c) cook
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
36. 36.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
39. 39.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
40. 40.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit

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