Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 54 · 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 “lip”? (a) leap (b) fill (c) tooth
2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
4. 4.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) feel (c) school
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) leap
11. 11.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) sleep (b) soon (c) push
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) foot
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) push (b) school (c) foot
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) seen (c) full
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) still (b) blue (c) put
19. 19.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) foot (b) soon (c) book
21. 21.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) win (b) pick (c) heat
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cook (b) put (c) pool
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) book (b) slip (c) steal
29. 29.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) shoe (b) pull (c) good
31. 31.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
32. 32.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cheap (b) sleep (c) hit
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fit (b) seat (c) wood
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) push (c) sleep
39. 39.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
40. 40.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch

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