Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 697 · 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 “sheep”? (a) look (b) steal (c) chip
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) food (b) feel (c) fit
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) tooth
5. 5.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) ship (b) full (c) leap
7. 7.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
8. 8.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
9. 9.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wool (b) juice (c) sit
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) school (b) full (c) hit
14. 14.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) slip (b) hood (c) seat
16. 16.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) school (c) foot
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) chip (b) good (c) soon
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pool (b) fill (c) put
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) boot (c) hit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) school (c) sleep
31. 31.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fit (b) shoe (c) feel
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) sleep (c) hood
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seat (b) sleep (c) sit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) feet (b) push (c) boot
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) good (b) spoon (c) juice
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seat (b) bit (c) boot

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