Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 550 · 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 “lip”? (a) shoe (b) beat (c) still
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) spoon (b) leap (c) still
3. 3.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) sleep (b) put (c) fool
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) sheep (b) wood (c) shoe
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) school (b) juice (c) put
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) slip (b) cook (c) sleep
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) food (b) cook (c) wool
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) bit (b) pool (c) wool
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) wood (b) pick (c) juice
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
18. 18.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
19. 19.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fill (b) full (c) seen
21. 21.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) book (b) still (c) soon
23. 23.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
24. 24.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) blue (b) full (c) boot
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) bit (b) good (c) juice
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) lip (b) seat (c) put
29. 29.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) shoe (b) full (c) spoon
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) beat (b) pick (c) cook
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) foot (c) beat
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) seat (b) spoon (c) pick
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) soon (c) ship
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) seat (b) full (c) shoe
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) slip (b) look (c) fool
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) school (b) pull (c) feel
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seen (b) chip (c) still

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