Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 736 · 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 fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) soon (b) seen (c) fill
4. 4.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) still (b) feet (c) sheep
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) chip (b) ship (c) leap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) meal (b) soon (c) look
13. 13.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) chip (b) still (c) seat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) boot
16. 16.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
17. 17.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
18. 18.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) lip (b) pool (c) full
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) leap (b) moon (c) good
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) soon (b) book (c) sheep
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fill (b) meal (c) school
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seat (b) hit (c) pull
26. 26.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) wood (b) bit (c) sheep
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) book (b) sheep (c) food
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) sleep
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pool (b) foot (c) ship
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) steal
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) still
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) wood (b) cheap (c) slip
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) book (b) pull (c) food
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) juice (b) meal (c) good

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