Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 858 · 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 “leap”? (a) feet (b) cook (c) pick
2. 2.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) meal (c) ship
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) juice (b) wood (c) sit
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feel (b) food (c) lip
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) still (c) seen
11. 11.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) slip (b) food (c) cheap
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fit (b) seat (c) sheep
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) win (c) spoon
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
18. 18.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wood (b) seen (c) boot
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) wool (b) seen (c) still
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) put (b) wood (c) fool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) win (b) seen (c) seat
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) slip
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) soon (b) blue (c) foot
27. 27.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) spoon (b) push (c) pull
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) tooth (c) fill
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
34. 34.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) juice (b) cheap (c) chip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) leap (b) hit (c) foot
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) lip (b) wool (c) fool
39. 39.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) hood (c) ship

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