Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 812 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) chip (b) seen (c) look
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sleep (b) chip (c) look
4. 4.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) juice (c) fit
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
7. 7.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feel (b) pool (c) fit
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) spoon (b) slip (c) foot
10. 10.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
15. 15.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sheep (b) pick (c) fill
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) slip (b) leap (c) heat
18. 18.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) beat (b) bit (c) hit
22. 22.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) food (b) school (c) pull
26. 26.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) shoe (b) steal (c) lip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) shoe (b) wool (c) leap
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wood (b) seat (c) food
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) foot (b) leap (c) soon
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) good (b) lip (c) feel
32. 32.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) push (b) pool (c) sheep
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) seat
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) tooth (b) slip (c) feel
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wood (b) spoon (c) win

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