Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 372 · 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 “fool”? (a) fit (b) pool (c) hood
2. 2.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) pull (c) hit
6. 6.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) slip (b) feel (c) seen
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) book (c) hit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) shoe (b) boot (c) pull
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) chip (b) wood (c) feet
12. 12.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) full
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) lip (c) put
15. 15.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
16. 16.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
17. 17.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
18. 18.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) leap (b) wood (c) soon
20. 20.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feet (b) bit (c) ship
24. 24.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
25. 25.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
26. 26.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wood (b) beat (c) moon
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) book (b) sit (c) beat
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sit (b) full (c) seen
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hood (b) pull (c) pool
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) pick (c) sheep
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) book (b) seen (c) slip
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) juice (c) cook
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) pool (b) pick (c) feet
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fit (b) look (c) meal
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) bit (c) meal

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