Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 916 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
4. 4.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) soon (b) seat (c) fill
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) put (c) soon
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) shoe
14. 14.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
15. 15.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) bit (b) foot (c) food
17. 17.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
18. 18.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pick (b) fool (c) seen
20. 20.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) win (b) steal (c) good
22. 22.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) juice
24. 24.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) juice (b) sit (c) hood
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
28. 28.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) look
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) fit
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) soon (b) book (c) fill
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pull (b) school (c) chip
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) heat (b) pull (c) tooth
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) sleep (b) good (c) fool
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) chip
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) look (b) pick (c) sleep

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