Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 510 · 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 “full”? (a) juice (b) foot (c) pool
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) good (b) foot (c) moon
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) spoon (b) meal (c) book
8. 8.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
9. 9.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
10. 10.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) slip (b) feel (c) steal
12. 12.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) sleep (b) put (c) boot
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) hood (b) seen (c) juice
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pick (b) sleep (c) shoe
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) leap (b) steal (c) slip
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) still (b) blue (c) cook
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) beat (b) still (c) pool
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pool (b) blue (c) push
28. 28.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hit (b) look (c) pool
32. 32.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) wood
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) bit (b) foot (c) pool
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) full (b) sleep (c) lip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) tooth (b) feel (c) wool
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) still (c) leap
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) foot
39. 39.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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