Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 946 · 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 “lip”? (a) slip (b) fool (c) feet
2. 2.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) slip (b) wool (c) pool
7. 7.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) slip (c) food
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) chip (b) sleep (c) wool
13. 13.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
14. 14.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
15. 15.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) blue (b) fill (c) wood
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) lip (b) seat (c) heat
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) steal
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) moon (b) win (c) heat
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) chip (c) shoe
24. 24.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feel (b) ship (c) book
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) chip (c) food
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) meal (b) seat (c) chip
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) feel (b) full (c) pool
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) juice (b) heat (c) push
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fool (b) heat (c) hood
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) blue (b) foot (c) fool
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) soon (b) fit (c) feet
34. 34.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) boot (b) put (c) bit
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) blue (c) lip
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) school (c) look

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