Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 460 · 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) chip (b) seat (c) food
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) foot (c) steal
3. 3.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) tooth (b) leap (c) bit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) beat (b) hit (c) pool
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) fool (b) push (c) fill
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sit (b) put (c) feet
21. 21.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) soon (b) meal (c) hit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) bit (b) book (c) blue
24. 24.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feet (b) lip (c) steal
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pool (b) cook (c) foot
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wood (b) still (c) shoe
28. 28.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) foot (b) full (c) soon
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fit (b) feel (c) fool
34. 34.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) look (b) pool (c) blue
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) wood (b) heat (c) ship
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) wood
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) fool (b) bit (c) heat
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) ship (b) chip (c) heat

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