Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 426 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) boot (b) ship (c) book
2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) spoon (b) feel (c) hit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fit (b) sleep (c) fool
5. 5.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) school (b) put (c) cheap
8. 8.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) heat (b) tooth (c) good
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) heat (b) look (c) pick
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) steal (b) pool (c) full
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) win (b) hit (c) steal
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) cook (b) sheep (c) school
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) meal (c) hit
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seen (b) fit (c) ship
21. 21.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
22. 22.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) look (b) sheep (c) moon
25. 25.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) book (b) tooth (c) feel
27. 27.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) leap (b) tooth (c) push
29. 29.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hit (b) look (c) fool
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) good (b) leap (c) ship
33. 33.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) sit (c) leap
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) bit (b) slip (c) leap
38. 38.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship

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