Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 752 · 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? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
2. 2.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) still (c) boot
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) book (b) feet (c) chip
5. 5.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
6. 6.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
7. 7.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) heat (b) cheap (c) slip
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
11. 11.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) meal (c) spoon
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) food (c) pick
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) school
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pool (b) put (c) seen
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) cook (b) juice (c) lip
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) spoon (b) slip (c) sleep
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feel (b) soon (c) win
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) fill
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) slip (b) feet (c) steal
33. 33.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
36. 36.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) moon (b) look (c) school
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) good (b) pick (c) heat
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) hood (c) pick

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