Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 395 · 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 “sheep”? (a) wool (b) heat (c) slip
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) still (b) leap (c) meal
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) pool
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) good (b) lip (c) steal
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) bit (c) sleep
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) book (b) foot (c) moon
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) sit
16. 16.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
17. 17.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fit (b) school (c) beat
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) juice (b) beat (c) fill
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wood (b) blue (c) school
21. 21.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) cook (b) heat (c) soon
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) book (b) feel (c) shoe
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wood (b) book (c) tooth
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) cheap (b) fit (c) sit
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) hit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fit (b) hit (c) heat
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) good (b) leap (c) fit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) hood (b) fit (c) fool
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) ship
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) seen (c) put
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pull (b) seen (c) food
40. 40.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit

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