Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 798 · 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? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
7. 7.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) hit (b) sheep (c) seat
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) win (c) leap
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) juice (b) fill (c) look
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) meal (b) sit (c) feel
12. 12.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) cook
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) leap (b) tooth (c) still
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) sit (b) pool (c) look
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) hit (c) beat
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) still (b) steal (c) book
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) leap (b) pick (c) chip
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) meal (b) sit (c) hood
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) cook (b) lip (c) moon
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) shoe (c) steal
34. 34.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) shoe (b) heat (c) hit
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) win (b) feel (c) steal
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) foot (b) shoe (c) fit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) sheep (c) fit
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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