Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 488 · 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 “look”? (a) juice (b) seat (c) book
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) juice (c) bit
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) put (b) win (c) sheep
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
5. 5.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) moon (b) foot (c) full
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) book (b) sheep (c) bit
8. 8.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) pull (b) feel (c) slip
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) look (b) chip (c) seen
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) slip (b) sleep (c) bit
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) boot (b) spoon (c) hood
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) meal (c) fit
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) good (b) steal (c) ship
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) slip (b) heat (c) beat
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) win (b) sheep (c) hood
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) foot (b) fool (c) slip
32. 32.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) school (b) shoe (c) put
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) look (b) leap (c) spoon
35. 35.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
36. 36.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) juice (b) full (c) put
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) look (b) feet (c) slip

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