Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 512 · 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 “sit”? (a) slip (b) sheep (c) blue
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
3. 3.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) win (b) food (c) full
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) spoon
6. 6.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
7. 7.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) still (b) seat (c) boot
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wool (b) win (c) juice
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fit (b) food (c) steal
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) hood (b) beat (c) juice
18. 18.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fill (b) sleep (c) beat
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) pull (c) lip
23. 23.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) push (b) seat (c) win
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) blue (c) boot
27. 27.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
28. 28.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) chip (b) school (c) hood
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) ship (b) wood (c) blue
32. 32.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) juice (b) fill (c) book
34. 34.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
36. 36.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
37. 37.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
38. 38.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet

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