Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 542 · 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 “leap”? (a) sit (b) good (c) sheep
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) beat (c) shoe
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) cheap (b) bit (c) book
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) food (c) wool
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
8. 8.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) moon (b) pull (c) full
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) moon (b) slip (c) good
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) full (c) shoe
14. 14.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) hood (c) sit
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pick (b) moon (c) seat
19. 19.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) fit (b) pool (c) push
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) meal
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) heat (b) fool (c) look
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hit (b) cook (c) shoe
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) food (c) cook
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) soon (b) win (c) wood
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) feet (b) wool (c) soon
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sit (b) soon (c) feel
28. 28.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feet (b) hood (c) ship
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) leap (c) hit
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
35. 35.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) moon (b) wool (c) slip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) shoe (b) feet (c) fill
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) chip (b) school (c) cook
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) put
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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