Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 30 · 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 “foot”? (a) hood (b) meal (c) pool
2. 2.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) pull
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) boot (b) look (c) pool
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) sit (b) pull (c) soon
6. 6.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
8. 8.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
10. 10.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) chip (b) look (c) pool
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cheap (b) seat (c) sit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) bit
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) school (b) chip (c) feet
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) moon (b) wool (c) push
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) school (b) seat (c) ship
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fit (b) meal (c) lip
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) wood (b) hit (c) feet
20. 20.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) blue (b) feet (c) still
22. 22.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
24. 24.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) meal (b) shoe (c) sit
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) juice (b) win (c) pull
28. 28.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) food (b) wood (c) sleep
30. 30.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
31. 31.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
32. 32.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) meal (b) lip (c) cook
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) hit (b) blue (c) foot
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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