Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 894 · 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? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) soon (b) full (c) ship
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) spoon (b) leap (c) bit
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) tooth (b) cook (c) still
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
10. 10.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seen (b) push (c) hit
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fool (b) sit (c) feet
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) hood (b) cheap (c) fit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) lip (c) moon
18. 18.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) leap (b) sleep (c) slip
22. 22.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) boot (b) wool (c) pool
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) boot (b) beat (c) full
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) shoe (b) heat (c) pull
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) feel (c) hit
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) cheap (b) school (c) ship
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) steal
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) leap (b) win (c) steal
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) leap (c) spoon
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) chip (c) seen
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) lip (b) school (c) seat
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pool (b) good (c) cook
37. 37.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
38. 38.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pull (b) hit (c) juice
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fool (b) cheap (c) book

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