Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 151 · 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 “blue”? (a) meal (b) soon (c) foot
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pool (b) pick (c) full
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) leap (b) chip (c) feet
4. 4.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) shoe (b) good (c) still
6. 6.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
9. 9.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) still
14. 14.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) pick
16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
18. 18.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
19. 19.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) chip (b) pull (c) feel
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pull (b) slip (c) soon
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) heat (c) slip
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) tooth (b) hood (c) shoe
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) moon (c) bit
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seat (b) feel (c) hit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) still (b) leap (c) feel
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) ship (b) sleep (c) foot
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) cook (b) seat (c) soon
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) moon (b) bit (c) pull
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) put (b) full (c) soon
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) look (c) cheap
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) ship (c) blue

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