Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 504 · 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 “food”? (a) tooth (b) still (c) pull
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) pull (c) shoe
3. 3.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) sit (b) wool (c) tooth
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) still (b) feet (c) full
7. 7.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) book (c) juice
9. 9.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) blue (b) chip (c) pull
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) cheap (c) slip
12. 12.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
13. 13.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) good (b) spoon (c) still
15. 15.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) good (b) slip (c) blue
17. 17.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
19. 19.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fool (b) steal (c) fill
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) tooth (b) win (c) foot
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) leap (b) win (c) pull
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) school (b) seat (c) ship
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) look (b) school (c) push
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) seat (b) boot (c) hood
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) ship (c) hood
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) spoon (c) feel
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) shoe (b) feel (c) look
34. 34.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sheep (b) sit (c) hit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) hit (c) boot
37. 37.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
38. 38.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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