Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 251 · 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 “seat”? (a) chip (b) meal (c) school
2. 2.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) slip (b) leap (c) blue
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) school (c) full
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) chip (b) slip (c) meal
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
10. 10.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sit (b) feel (c) tooth
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fool (b) hit (c) full
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) look (b) sheep (c) spoon
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) school (b) put (c) win
17. 17.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) pick (c) boot
19. 19.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) foot (b) moon (c) book
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) still (b) pool (c) hood
23. 23.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) shoe (b) slip (c) sleep
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fool (b) foot (c) pull
31. 31.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) full (b) fill (c) boot
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) spoon (b) blue (c) look
36. 36.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) school (c) win
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) cook (b) juice (c) moon
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) tooth (b) cook (c) soon

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