Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 661 · 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 “bit”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) soon
2. 2.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) hit (c) boot
6. 6.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
10. 10.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
12. 12.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) food (b) foot (c) sit
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) pull (c) cheap
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) chip (c) feet
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sleep (b) chip (c) soon
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) meal (c) juice
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seat (b) foot (c) lip
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) hood (b) chip (c) seen
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) leap (b) steal (c) hit
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) meal
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) slip (b) meal (c) fool
30. 30.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) full (c) chip
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) school (b) beat (c) wool
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) cook (b) wool (c) blue
38. 38.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) moon (b) seen (c) cook

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