Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 596 · 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 fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) still (c) put
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) boot (b) still (c) push
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) fool (b) leap (c) win
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) slip (b) chip (c) steal
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hood (b) slip (c) cheap
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) ship (b) cheap (c) hood
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) heat
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) hood (b) pool (c) shoe
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) steal (c) soon
15. 15.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) ship (c) heat
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) soon (b) put (c) feel
20. 20.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) full (c) shoe
22. 22.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
25. 25.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) sheep (c) blue
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) steal (b) wood (c) fit
29. 29.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
32. 32.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) ship (b) sheep (c) sit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) spoon (b) chip (c) feel
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
38. 38.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) spoon (b) good (c) fit
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) spoon (b) sleep (c) lip

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