Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 699 · 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 “pick”? (a) sit (b) beat (c) put
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) book (b) still (c) boot
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
5. 5.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) hit (c) leap
10. 10.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) bit (b) juice (c) feel
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) wool
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) full (b) hit (c) pool
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) ship (c) book
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) moon (b) fool (c) cook
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) food (b) seat (c) push
20. 20.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fill (b) moon (c) pull
22. 22.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pick (b) beat (c) look
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) chip (c) full
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) put (b) steal (c) hit
29. 29.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
30. 30.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
31. 31.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) meal (b) hood (c) ship
34. 34.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pull (b) boot (c) pool
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) push (b) school (c) moon
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) fit
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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