Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 340 · 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 “good”? (a) tooth (b) hood (c) seen
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) still (b) leap (c) hit
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) hit (c) feel
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wood (b) tooth (c) still
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) meal (b) full (c) pick
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) still (b) moon (c) good
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) full
9. 9.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
13. 13.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) soon (b) moon (c) foot
15. 15.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fit (b) leap (c) book
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pick (b) wood (c) juice
20. 20.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hood (b) fit (c) feel
26. 26.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seat (b) sleep (c) lip
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) moon (b) book (c) look
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) juice (b) chip (c) steal
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) full (b) pool (c) hit
35. 35.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) soon (b) juice (c) look
37. 37.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) chip (b) fit (c) leap
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) soon
40. 40.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch

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