Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 311 · 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 “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) cook (b) pool (c) sheep
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) beat (c) slip
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) beat (c) pick
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) cook (b) moon (c) win
7. 7.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) win (b) food (c) sleep
9. 9.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) blue (b) lip (c) cook
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) seat (b) bit (c) cook
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) feet (b) win (c) look
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feet (b) chip (c) school
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feet (b) wool (c) hit
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fit (b) moon (c) wool
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
30. 30.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) look (b) tooth (c) boot
34. 34.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sheep (b) hit (c) lip
37. 37.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) soon (b) leap (c) hit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) sleep (b) good (c) pool
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) full

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