Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 879 · 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? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) heat
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) put (b) heat (c) spoon
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) hit (b) meal (c) food
11. 11.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) feel
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) food (b) sleep (c) fit
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fit (b) boot (c) meal
18. 18.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) steal (b) sleep (c) chip
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feet (b) foot (c) pick
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hit (b) cook (c) juice
22. 22.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
24. 24.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
26. 26.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sheep (b) pool (c) fit
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) blue (b) seat (c) pick
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) heat (b) sleep (c) ship
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) push
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) soon (b) bit (c) seen
34. 34.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pick (b) leap (c) sit
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feet (b) blue (c) still
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
40. 40.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull

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