Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 867 · 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 “food”? (a) pull (b) blue (c) good
2. 2.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
3. 3.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pick (b) heat (c) fool
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) good (b) bit (c) tooth
6. 6.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) bit (b) moon (c) sleep
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fill (b) push (c) soon
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cheap (b) good (c) blue
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pick (b) feet (c) win
13. 13.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) pick (b) book (c) steal
15. 15.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
17. 17.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) foot (c) moon
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
22. 22.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
23. 23.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feel (b) seen (c) lip
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) food (b) wool (c) sit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) chip (b) hit (c) leap
29. 29.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
30. 30.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) shoe (b) feet (c) pick
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) hood (b) blue (c) fool
35. 35.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) push (b) tooth (c) look
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) meal (b) still (c) wool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) wood (b) ship (c) leap
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sit (b) juice (c) leap
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) blue (b) put (c) fit

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