Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 791 · 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 “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) blue (b) full (c) sleep
4. 4.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) look (b) moon (c) put
6. 6.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) ship (b) cheap (c) boot
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) feel (b) hit (c) ship
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) win (b) tooth (c) wool
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) leap (b) full (c) fit
12. 12.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) bit (c) blue
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hood (b) moon (c) cheap
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fit (b) wood (c) seat
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) still (b) leap (c) fill
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) food (b) sleep (c) fit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) full (b) school (c) juice
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) heat (b) still (c) bit
23. 23.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) heat (b) foot (c) still
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) steal (b) soon (c) good
29. 29.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) hit (b) meal (c) blue
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) chip (b) meal (c) soon
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) hit (c) moon
33. 33.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) leap (c) wool
35. 35.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) fool (c) meal
38. 38.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) steal (c) win
40. 40.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet

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