Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 399 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) slip (b) tooth (c) book
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) steal (b) hit (c) fit
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) tooth (b) bit (c) put
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) win (b) school (c) pull
10. 10.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) soon (b) leap (c) wool
13. 13.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) school (b) foot (c) steal
15. 15.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) meal (b) chip (c) book
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) wool
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seat (b) school (c) fill
23. 23.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
24. 24.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feet (b) win (c) push
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) ship (b) feel (c) hit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) ship (b) leap (c) soon
28. 28.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) school (b) steal (c) look
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) sheep (c) hit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) push (b) pick (c) cheap
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seat (b) feet (c) slip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pool (b) put (c) pull
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) boot (b) ship (c) beat
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) put (c) beat
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) slip (b) pull (c) sleep

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