Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 63 · 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? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) juice (b) slip (c) heat
4. 4.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
5. 5.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) foot (c) school
7. 7.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) pull (c) sit
9. 9.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hit (b) seen (c) heat
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) look
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wool (b) tooth (c) wood
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) ship (b) hood (c) beat
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) hood (b) seat (c) spoon
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) feel (c) fill
18. 18.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) fit (b) look (c) soon
20. 20.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
21. 21.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
22. 22.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) sleep (c) fill
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) seen
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sheep (b) meal (c) still
26. 26.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) wool (b) bit (c) sheep
29. 29.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) full (c) soon
31. 31.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) moon (b) seen (c) hood
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) cook (c) sit
34. 34.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) school
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) tooth (b) seat (c) still
37. 37.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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