Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 411 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) win (c) seat
2. 2.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
5. 5.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
6. 6.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) seen (b) tooth (c) full
8. 8.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
10. 10.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) slip (c) boot
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seen (b) blue (c) fill
13. 13.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) book (b) bit (c) leap
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) food (b) look (c) fill
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) school (b) book (c) still
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) push (c) lip
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) beat
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) full (b) juice (c) food
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) lip (b) good (c) moon
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) ship (b) steal (c) moon
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) seen
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) boot (b) seat (c) lip
30. 30.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
31. 31.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) sit (c) full
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) foot (c) seen
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) heat (b) put (c) fool
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) meal (b) lip (c) hit
39. 39.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
40. 40.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip

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