Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 770 · 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? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) spoon (b) sheep (c) slip
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) seat (b) lip (c) book
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) sheep (c) moon
10. 10.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feet (b) sit (c) full
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pick (b) shoe (c) feet
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) school (b) fool (c) pull
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) ship (b) juice (c) steal
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) still (b) seat (c) pull
21. 21.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pull (b) feel (c) bit
23. 23.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) cheap (b) tooth (c) wool
25. 25.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hit (b) pool (c) heat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) steal (b) wool (c) fool
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) spoon (b) pull (c) foot
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) steal (c) still
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) seen (c) bit
31. 31.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) full (b) blue (c) soon
33. 33.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
34. 34.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
37. 37.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) lip (b) heat (c) beat
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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