Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 758 · 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? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) blue (b) good (c) fit
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) feet (c) pick
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) fill (c) soon
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) put (c) slip
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) spoon (b) cheap (c) full
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) chip (c) leap
13. 13.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
14. 14.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
15. 15.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) lip (b) wood (c) seat
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) shoe (b) fit (c) meal
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) put (b) seat (c) food
20. 20.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) win (b) feel (c) look
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) feet (b) still (c) win
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
25. 25.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) still (b) fool (c) seat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) win (b) sheep (c) wood
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) shoe (b) moon (c) full
29. 29.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) win (c) steal
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) bit (c) sit
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seen (b) still (c) good
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) full (b) beat (c) soon
38. 38.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) beat
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fill (b) seen (c) cheap

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