Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 465 · 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 “chip”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) leap
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) beat (b) fill (c) sleep
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) hit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) beat
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
11. 11.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) blue (b) heat (c) ship
13. 13.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fit (b) sleep (c) feel
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) boot (b) seat (c) lip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) meal (c) slip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) ship (b) hood (c) seat
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) put (b) meal (c) chip
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) ship (c) put
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) pool
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) soon (b) cheap (c) sit
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) cheap
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) slip (b) look (c) food
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) sleep (b) spoon (c) look
29. 29.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cheap (b) pull (c) food
31. 31.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) hit (b) seen (c) sleep
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) full (b) pull (c) food
37. 37.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sit (b) cook (c) cheap
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) chip (b) beat (c) feel
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pool (b) put (c) shoe

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