Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 756 · 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? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) push (b) feet (c) boot
3. 3.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) wood (b) ship (c) beat
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) seen (c) fill
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) feel (c) win
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) hood (b) food (c) lip
11. 11.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
12. 12.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
13. 13.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) cheap (c) feel
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sleep (b) bit (c) pull
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) chip (b) win (c) seat
18. 18.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pull (b) feet (c) fill
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) leap (b) wood (c) chip
21. 21.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) wool (b) pick (c) steal
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) leap (b) book (c) hit
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) shoe (b) leap (c) lip
25. 25.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) bit (c) heat
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) win (b) look (c) steal
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) heat (b) hit (c) blue
29. 29.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) slip (b) full (c) shoe
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) foot (b) seen (c) pick
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) seat (b) fool (c) pull
37. 37.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seat (b) slip (c) pool
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) beat
40. 40.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal

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