Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 945 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) book (b) still (c) sleep
2. 2.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
3. 3.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
4. 4.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cook (b) juice (c) wool
6. 6.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) bit (b) leap (c) lip
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
14. 14.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) put (b) chip (c) boot
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seen (b) hit (c) leap
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) cook (c) blue
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fool (b) slip (c) sheep
19. 19.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) spoon (c) sit
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
23. 23.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) hit (c) good
26. 26.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
27. 27.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) soon (b) meal (c) hood
30. 30.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) leap (b) seen (c) sit
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) school (b) chip (c) steal
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) look (b) shoe (c) beat
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) look (b) boot (c) school
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) push (b) steal (c) bit
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full

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