Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 497 · 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 “slip”? (a) cook (b) hit (c) leap
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) ship (b) tooth (c) look
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) hit (b) soon (c) feel
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) cheap (b) tooth (c) book
7. 7.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
8. 8.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) hood (b) tooth (c) ship
11. 11.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
15. 15.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
16. 16.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cook (b) shoe (c) beat
18. 18.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) hit (b) bit (c) seat
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) tooth (b) fit (c) sheep
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) foot (b) shoe (c) meal
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
30. 30.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) steal (b) bit (c) lip
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) still (b) feel (c) seen
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) push (c) heat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) good (b) sit (c) blue
35. 35.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) meal (b) moon (c) foot
38. 38.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) bit (b) good (c) sleep
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) push (b) fit (c) pool

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