Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 420 · 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 “soon”? (a) boot (b) slip (c) wool
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pick (b) spoon (c) book
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) good (b) still (c) seat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) look (b) juice (c) wood
9. 9.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) seen (b) good (c) soon
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) seat
14. 14.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) meal (b) ship (c) chip
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) spoon (b) school (c) put
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) wood (b) sleep (c) lip
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) spoon (b) cheap (c) bit
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) fool (b) foot (c) look
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) look (b) beat (c) shoe
23. 23.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) push (b) tooth (c) put
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) slip (b) fit (c) leap
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) feet (b) spoon (c) wood
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) shoe (b) seat (c) pull
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) tooth (b) wood (c) fill
31. 31.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) spoon (b) school (c) wool
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) push (b) moon (c) sleep
35. 35.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) win (c) beat
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) wood (b) cheap (c) hit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) feel (c) hit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) meal (c) sit

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