Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 122 · 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 “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) boot (b) sheep (c) ship
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wood (b) moon (c) foot
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) tooth (b) boot (c) good
6. 6.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) feel
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) push (b) wool (c) blue
9. 9.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) juice (c) fit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) book (b) food (c) blue
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) moon (b) boot (c) full
13. 13.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) blue (b) seen (c) win
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) hit (c) beat
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) seat (b) put (c) juice
19. 19.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
20. 20.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) ship
22. 22.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
23. 23.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) beat (c) fill
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) full (b) bit (c) steal
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) meal (b) steal (c) win
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) shoe (b) heat (c) chip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) seen (c) cook
29. 29.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) full
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) win (b) blue (c) hood
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) food (b) look (c) leap
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) book (b) fill (c) fool
35. 35.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
37. 37.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
38. 38.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) foot (c) hit
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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