Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 968 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) bit (b) seen (c) wood
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) slip (b) fool (c) feel
3. 3.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seen (b) fool (c) still
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) shoe (c) steal
10. 10.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) pull (c) ship
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) slip (b) feet (c) cook
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) sit (b) pull (c) blue
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) foot
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) foot (c) blue
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) put (b) feet (c) spoon
25. 25.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) spoon (b) pick (c) feel
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) look (b) seat (c) food
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) pick
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) ship (c) seen
32. 32.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
33. 33.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) seen (c) slip
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
37. 37.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sit (b) full (c) seat
40. 40.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet

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