Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 373 · 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? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pool (b) book (c) soon
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) cook
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sleep (b) seat (c) win
5. 5.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pick (b) cheap (c) wool
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) meal (c) hit
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) slip (b) boot (c) put
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fill (b) spoon (c) feet
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) wood (b) meal (c) fit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seat (b) hood (c) fill
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) sheep
18. 18.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) meal (b) juice (c) look
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) full (b) still (c) juice
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) beat (b) cook (c) juice
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) food (b) lip (c) cheap
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) hood (c) bit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) food (b) wool (c) meal
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) leap
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) push (b) pool (c) slip
35. 35.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) boot (c) sleep
37. 37.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) tooth
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) sit (b) foot (c) tooth

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