Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 12 · 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: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wood (b) fool (c) win
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) boot (b) still (c) beat
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fit (b) full (c) pool
13. 13.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) lip (b) boot (c) leap
15. 15.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) beat (c) foot
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) slip (b) seat (c) steal
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) school (c) book
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) spoon (b) seat (c) fill
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) win (c) spoon
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pick (b) book (c) pool
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pool (b) cook (c) slip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) wool (b) heat (c) pick
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
34. 34.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) good (b) sleep (c) tooth
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pick (b) moon (c) good
38. 38.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) pool (c) sheep
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) tooth (b) beat (c) bit

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