Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 931 · 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 is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) heat (b) shoe (c) fit
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) beat (b) push (c) win
8. 8.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) feet (b) moon (c) foot
10. 10.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) feet (c) good
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seen (b) hood (c) still
13. 13.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) slip (b) sheep (c) moon
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) spoon (b) boot (c) book
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) spoon (b) sleep (c) chip
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) heat (b) foot (c) pool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) full (b) leap (c) sit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) food (c) heat
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) spoon (c) sit
27. 27.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) wool (b) feel (c) win
29. 29.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) soon (b) seat (c) win
32. 32.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) leap (b) good (c) ship
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sleep (b) bit (c) fit
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) steal
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) feet (b) blue (c) book
38. 38.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) win (b) good (c) blue

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