Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 496 · 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 “food”? (a) push (b) boot (c) full
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) still (b) slip (c) seen
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) win (b) cook (c) feel
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) lip (b) hood (c) fool
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) school (b) cook (c) meal
7. 7.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
8. 8.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) school (b) cook (c) feel
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) leap (b) bit (c) boot
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) food (b) sheep (c) ship
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fill (b) blue (c) meal
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) full (b) heat (c) moon
17. 17.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
18. 18.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) pool (c) put
20. 20.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) fit (c) shoe
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) beat (b) lip (c) still
23. 23.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) bit (b) good (c) sleep
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) food (b) win (c) full
31. 31.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
32. 32.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) seen (c) ship
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) wood (b) sit (c) sheep
35. 35.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) slip (b) seat (c) push
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) put (b) pull (c) food
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fit (b) sit (c) feel
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fool (b) seen (c) chip

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