Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 655 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) put (b) cook (c) spoon
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) meal (b) hit (c) fill
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) put (b) win (c) steal
6. 6.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) good (b) meal (c) pool
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fit (b) food (c) hood
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) meal (c) slip
12. 12.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
13. 13.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) school (b) sleep (c) pull
15. 15.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) good (b) meal (c) lip
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cook (b) blue (c) soon
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) still (c) wood
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) chip (b) lip (c) leap
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) leap (b) sit (c) moon
25. 25.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
26. 26.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) heat (b) sheep (c) still
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) win (c) steal
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) ship
30. 30.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
31. 31.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) wool (b) heat (c) fill
34. 34.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) tooth (b) boot (c) wood
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) leap (b) shoe (c) hit
39. 39.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
40. 40.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip

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