Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 498 · 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 “steal”? (a) lip (b) moon (c) feel
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) slip (b) sit (c) seat
3. 3.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) full (b) hit (c) soon
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) leap (b) tooth (c) hit
8. 8.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
10. 10.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) feel (c) chip
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) hit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) put (b) school (c) wool
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pull (b) sheep (c) pool
18. 18.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
19. 19.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) lip (c) leap
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seat (b) school (c) pick
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) heat (b) wood (c) spoon
23. 23.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) soon (c) meal
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) pull (c) slip
26. 26.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) spoon (b) fit (c) look
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) soon (b) fool (c) cook
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sheep (b) hit (c) cook
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) chip (b) steal (c) wood
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sit (b) moon (c) heat
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) fill (b) pool (c) push
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) beat (b) pull (c) sit
37. 37.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
38. 38.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) meal (b) win (c) fool
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) sleep

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