Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 870 · 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? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) tooth (b) slip (c) feet
3. 3.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sheep (b) pick (c) food
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) lip (c) book
10. 10.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) hit (b) blue (c) pull
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) boot (b) push (c) cheap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) school (c) hood
17. 17.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
19. 19.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) hood (b) cheap (c) pick
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cheap (b) school (c) put
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) bit (b) book (c) seen
23. 23.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) spoon (b) pick (c) feet
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) good (b) juice (c) school
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) pick (b) feet (c) push
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wood (b) sheep (c) tooth
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) push (b) meal (c) fill
32. 32.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) foot (b) beat (c) hit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) cheap (b) moon (c) ship
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
37. 37.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) book (b) food (c) hood
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill

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