Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 938 · 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? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
2. 2.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) shoe (b) sheep (c) slip
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) school (b) wood (c) lip
8. 8.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) book (b) sleep (c) pick
11. 11.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) chip (c) steal
13. 13.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) push (c) seat
16. 16.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) hit (b) juice (c) foot
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) juice (b) good (c) fill
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) bit (c) school
20. 20.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
22. 22.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) chip (b) wood (c) feel
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) school (b) lip (c) foot
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) leap (c) pool
28. 28.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) push (b) pull (c) juice
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pull (b) leap (c) slip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) boot (b) put (c) heat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fit (b) foot (c) steal
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) chip (b) food (c) wood
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) boot (b) fit (c) foot
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cheap (b) food (c) bit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) meal (b) lip (c) full
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fool (b) leap (c) fill
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) foot (c) cheap
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sleep (b) slip (c) tooth
40. 40.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat

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