Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 514 · 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 “still”? (a) feet (b) wool (c) bit
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feet (b) cheap (c) hit
6. 6.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) steal (b) food (c) book
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) fill
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) hood (b) win (c) feel
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pool (b) spoon (c) pull
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) steal (b) cook (c) juice
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) cheap (c) slip
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) push (b) tooth (c) leap
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) look (b) sheep (c) slip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) good (b) shoe (c) sit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) tooth (b) sheep (c) fill
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) book (b) sit (c) meal
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feel (b) slip (c) sit
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) school (b) fill (c) steal
25. 25.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
27. 27.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seen (b) foot (c) slip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) good (b) ship (c) spoon
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) heat (b) blue (c) lip
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) win (b) hit (c) feet
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) chip (b) tooth (c) seen
39. 39.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) book (b) heat (c) fool

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