Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 382 · 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? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) shoe (b) sit (c) feel
3. 3.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) win (b) boot (c) beat
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) slip (c) sheep
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fill (b) wood (c) steal
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) blue (b) hood (c) seat
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) leap (b) school (c) good
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) fill
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) juice (c) sleep
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sit (b) foot (c) heat
14. 14.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
17. 17.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) bit (b) meal (c) slip
21. 21.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) moon (b) bit (c) seen
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) tooth (b) good (c) slip
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) soon (b) fit (c) cook
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) chip
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
28. 28.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
29. 29.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) full (b) ship (c) leap
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) heat (b) boot (c) good
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) lip (b) pick (c) feel
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) win (b) pick (c) beat
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) look (b) ship (c) steal
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) leap (b) pool (c) full
37. 37.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) food (b) wood (c) slip
39. 39.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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