Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 787 · 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? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) wood (b) steal (c) fit
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) blue (c) steal
4. 4.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
7. 7.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) food (b) hood (c) seen
11. 11.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wood (b) book (c) soon
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) moon (c) seen
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) seen
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fit (b) good (c) school
16. 16.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pick (b) wood (c) school
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) sleep (c) still
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) soon
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) hit (c) cook
23. 23.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
24. 24.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
25. 25.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seen (b) win (c) hood
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) meal (b) sheep (c) fill
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hit (b) seen (c) wood
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) bit (c) seen
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pick (b) heat (c) blue
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) blue (b) juice (c) full
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) food (b) put (c) feel
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) wool (b) pick (c) sheep
37. 37.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach

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