Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 53 · 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.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pool (b) feel (c) bit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) boot (b) juice (c) full
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pull (b) chip (c) feet
8. 8.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) pull
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) book (b) juice (c) meal
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) put (b) push (c) fool
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) steal (b) full (c) blue
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) fool
18. 18.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) look (b) seen (c) school
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) cheap (b) food (c) fit
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
23. 23.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
25. 25.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) book (b) tooth (c) seen
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) hood (c) sit
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) chip (b) fool (c) wool
30. 30.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) shoe (b) good (c) tooth
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
35. 35.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) soon
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wool (b) still (c) moon
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) wood (c) boot
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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