Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 495 · 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 “spoon”? (a) full (b) fool (c) wool
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) school (b) meal (c) book
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) foot (b) fill (c) food
5. 5.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) good (b) blue (c) heat
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) slip
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fill (b) juice (c) meal
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) lip (c) boot
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) tooth (b) good (c) fool
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) pool (c) fill
14. 14.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
15. 15.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) bit (b) moon (c) put
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) steal (b) spoon (c) slip
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) sleep
20. 20.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
21. 21.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) boot (b) push (c) still
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) beat (c) full
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) blue (b) food (c) foot
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) spoon
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pool (b) seen (c) wood
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) fill (c) sheep
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) heat (b) feel (c) fit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) fit (c) sheep
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wood (b) feet (c) pool
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) sheep (b) full (c) moon
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fill (b) heat (c) put
39. 39.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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