Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 711 · 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 “fill”? (a) feel (b) beat (c) pick
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) pick (b) sleep (c) sheep
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) still (b) leap (c) foot
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) wood (b) sheep (c) lip
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) tooth (c) foot
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) fit
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) boot (b) wool (c) win
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) bit (b) meal (c) spoon
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seen (b) pick (c) fit
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) leap (c) hood
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) win (b) seen (c) look
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) slip (b) look (c) seat
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) leap (b) steal (c) bit
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) bit (b) seen (c) win
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) book (c) blue
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cheap (b) fill (c) beat
21. 21.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) pull (c) pool
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) shoe (c) hit
24. 24.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
25. 25.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
26. 26.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) push (b) juice (c) lip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) beat (b) shoe (c) wood
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) look (c) shoe
30. 30.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) pool
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) pick
35. 35.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) heat (b) boot (c) full
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
40. 40.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch

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