Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 849 · 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? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) heat (c) hit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feel (b) juice (c) pick
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feel (b) cook (c) slip
10. 10.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
11. 11.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
12. 12.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) meal (b) sleep (c) chip
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
15. 15.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
16. 16.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
17. 17.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) heat (b) foot (c) food
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) heat (b) foot (c) fill
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fool (b) seat (c) fit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feel (b) soon (c) win
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) spoon (b) look (c) tooth
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) chip (b) book (c) seat
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fit (b) fill (c) feel
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) leap (b) pick (c) school
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) win (b) lip (c) sleep
32. 32.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) meal (b) blue (c) pick
37. 37.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) good (b) food (c) foot
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) lip (b) shoe (c) look
40. 40.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap

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