Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 778 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) slip (b) seat (c) cheap
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pick (b) tooth (c) cheap
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fool (b) win (c) meal
6. 6.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
7. 7.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) still (b) shoe (c) good
9. 9.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) soon (c) slip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) put (b) moon (c) still
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) slip (b) ship (c) feel
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) food (b) beat (c) wool
14. 14.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fit (b) pool (c) book
16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) tooth (b) still (c) cook
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) shoe (c) sheep
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) chip (c) seen
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) steal
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) tooth (b) leap (c) pick
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
28. 28.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) still (c) school
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) put (c) beat
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) moon (b) push (c) heat
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) still (c) soon

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