Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 419 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) good (c) juice
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cook (b) ship (c) leap
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) wood (b) leap (c) slip
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) put (b) steal (c) blue
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) good (b) fill (c) meal
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seen (b) slip (c) pick
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) spoon (b) bit (c) wood
14. 14.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) shoe (b) sit (c) seen
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) chip (b) tooth (c) feel
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) slip (b) juice (c) put
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) bit (b) look (c) moon
19. 19.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) pool (c) sleep
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) hood (c) fool
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) lip (c) steal
24. 24.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) feel (b) juice (c) book
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) feel (c) still
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) leap (b) ship (c) book
29. 29.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
30. 30.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
31. 31.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) bit (b) school (c) pull
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hit (b) moon (c) wood
35. 35.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) win (b) hit (c) sheep
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) put (b) food (c) chip
40. 40.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel

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