Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 398 · 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? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) school
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feel (b) spoon (c) ship
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cheap (b) bit (c) feel
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) cheap
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) fit (c) boot
11. 11.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) good (b) hit (c) blue
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) fill (c) wool
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) hit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) good (b) ship (c) leap
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cheap (b) chip (c) wool
18. 18.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) wood (b) leap (c) lip
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
21. 21.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) lip (b) shoe (c) cook
23. 23.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) feet (c) fool
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) meal
27. 27.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) chip (b) good (c) shoe
29. 29.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
30. 30.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) school
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) slip (b) cook (c) food
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) leap (b) book (c) shoe
34. 34.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) feet (c) still
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fool (b) heat (c) look
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) bit (b) look (c) pool
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) put (c) slip

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