Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 919 · 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? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
2. 2.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) heat (b) still (c) win
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) win (b) seat (c) heat
7. 7.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
9. 9.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fit (b) tooth (c) foot
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) ship (b) sleep (c) chip
12. 12.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) fool (b) sit (c) look
14. 14.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
15. 15.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) soon (b) lip (c) hood
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) shoe (b) look (c) good
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) win (b) steal (c) wool
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) heat (b) push (c) slip
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) lip (b) book (c) shoe
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) wood
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) blue (b) book (c) full
31. 31.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) fill
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) blue (b) slip (c) meal
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) ship (b) leap (c) boot
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) put (b) blue (c) pull
36. 36.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) push (b) school (c) blue
38. 38.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still

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