Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 112 · 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 “full”? (a) pool (b) chip (c) wool
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) foot (c) fill
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) boot (b) sit (c) wool
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fit (b) steal (c) slip
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) boot (b) lip (c) wool
6. 6.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) boot (b) bit (c) cheap
8. 8.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pick (b) bit (c) steal
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) still (c) moon
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) steal (b) full (c) moon
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) hood (b) leap (c) fool
13. 13.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
18. 18.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) school (b) fit (c) pull
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) shoe
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fit (b) steal (c) pull
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) tooth (b) hood (c) blue
25. 25.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) win
27. 27.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) meal (b) hit (c) slip
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) heat
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) bit (b) pool (c) feet
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) still (b) meal (c) blue
32. 32.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
33. 33.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) bit (c) leap
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seen (b) ship (c) meal
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) fill (c) push
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) tooth (b) bit (c) pull
38. 38.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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