Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 362 · 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 big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
2. 2.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) heat (b) slip (c) sit
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) heat (b) school (c) lip
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hood (b) seat (c) slip
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fit (b) book (c) soon
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pool (b) moon (c) wool
16. 16.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
18. 18.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
19. 19.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wool (b) juice (c) heat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feet (b) still (c) book
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) spoon (b) win (c) wool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) push (b) fill (c) school
25. 25.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sit (b) pick (c) leap
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) blue (b) school (c) foot
30. 30.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
32. 32.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
33. 33.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) full (b) fool (c) cook
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) hood (c) soon
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) leap (c) moon
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fool (b) sit (c) sheep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) food (b) lip (c) good
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wood (b) full (c) boot

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