Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 483 · 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 “meal”? (a) chip (b) seen (c) soon
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sheep (b) chip (c) food
4. 4.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fill (b) moon (c) pull
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) leap (b) tooth (c) wool
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fool (b) still (c) leap
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) food (b) hood (c) ship
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hood (b) good (c) food
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) leap (b) push (c) sit
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) seat (c) food
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wood (b) food (c) sit
17. 17.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) food (c) slip
19. 19.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
20. 20.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pick (b) sit (c) meal
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wood (b) feel (c) pool
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) soon (b) pool (c) wood
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) push (c) still
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) cheap (b) shoe (c) fill
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
27. 27.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) seat (b) food (c) pull
29. 29.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) cheap (c) lip
31. 31.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) food
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) leap (c) juice
36. 36.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
37. 37.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) foot (b) fool (c) school
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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