Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 455 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cook (b) spoon (c) slip
4. 4.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) moon (c) steal
7. 7.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) still (b) book (c) leap
10. 10.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) seen (c) slip
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) soon (b) chip (c) wood
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) heat (b) sit (c) meal
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) seat (b) push (c) bit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) cheap (b) boot (c) book
22. 22.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) juice (b) good (c) cheap
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) tooth (b) feet (c) book
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) chip (b) juice (c) put
29. 29.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
30. 30.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) sleep (b) pool (c) wood
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) school (b) seat (c) hit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) hit (b) tooth (c) cheap
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seen (b) hit (c) look
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) good (b) food (c) bit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) cook (b) sit (c) food
40. 40.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill

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