Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 346 · 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 fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) sheep
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) feet (b) ship (c) boot
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pool (b) pull (c) push
10. 10.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) hood (c) spoon
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) shoe (b) look (c) chip
13. 13.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
14. 14.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sheep (b) blue (c) sit
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) shoe (b) look (c) win
18. 18.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
19. 19.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pull (b) tooth (c) boot
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) food (b) beat (c) look
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) school (c) pick
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) push (b) bit (c) boot
28. 28.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) cheap (c) shoe
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) juice (b) seat (c) bit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) food
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) juice (b) leap (c) fit
39. 39.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill

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