Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 503 · 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 “bit”? (a) wood (b) sleep (c) fill
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) sleep (c) ship
5. 5.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
6. 6.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
7. 7.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) feet
9. 9.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) pull (c) sit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) spoon (b) sheep (c) chip
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) spoon (b) bit (c) look
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) seen (b) pull (c) spoon
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) heat (b) push (c) lip
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) look (c) fill
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) blue (b) pick (c) steal
21. 21.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) feel (b) put (c) blue
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) ship (b) steal (c) foot
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) boot (b) school (c) book
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) cook (b) leap (c) still
26. 26.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fit (b) sleep (c) hood
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) wool
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) fool (b) hit (c) sleep
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) win (b) feel (c) lip
39. 39.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) feel

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