Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 848 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) pull (c) lip
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) bit (b) meal (c) seen
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) foot (b) feet (c) spoon
4. 4.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pick (b) beat (c) push
9. 9.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sit (b) book (c) meal
11. 11.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) food (b) sleep (c) hood
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) full (c) chip
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) push (b) good (c) moon
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) shoe (b) push (c) blue
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) meal (b) seen (c) pick
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sit (b) tooth (c) meal
30. 30.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fit (b) cook (c) feet
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) blue
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) book
39. 39.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
40. 40.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet

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