Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 288 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) shoe
7. 7.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fill (b) put (c) sheep
11. 11.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) wood (b) seen (c) win
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) spoon (b) still (c) wool
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) full (b) food (c) juice
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) bit (b) sleep (c) wool
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pool (b) moon (c) book
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feel (b) lip (c) seat
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) put (b) leap (c) fit
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) chip (b) boot (c) wood
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) blue (b) steal (c) still
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fit (b) juice (c) wool
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) push (b) sheep (c) slip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) meal (b) hit (c) sit
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) soon (b) seen (c) full
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) beat (c) bit
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) feet
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) still
39. 39.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) foot (b) juice (c) full

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation