Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 427 · 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 “ship”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) feet
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
7. 7.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wood (b) school (c) hood
9. 9.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
10. 10.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sheep (b) hood (c) fit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) hit (b) tooth (c) cook
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) leap (c) fill
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) still (b) food (c) look
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) foot (b) leap (c) lip
26. 26.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
27. 27.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cook (b) seat (c) pick
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) hood (c) still
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) soon (b) wool (c) push
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) soon
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) book (b) leap (c) sit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) put
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) put
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) good (b) soon (c) cheap
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) juice (b) seat (c) full

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