Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 56 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) cook (b) ship (c) feet
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) steal (b) full (c) soon
3. 3.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) boot (b) beat (c) look
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) steal (c) ship
12. 12.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
15. 15.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fit (b) fool (c) wood
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) moon (c) cheap
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) leap (b) shoe (c) full
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pool (b) seen (c) book
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) shoe (b) foot (c) cook
23. 23.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) win (b) heat (c) lip
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) beat (c) pick
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) moon (c) book
29. 29.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wool (b) tooth (c) pool
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cheap (b) sleep (c) lip
34. 34.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feel (b) soon (c) ship
37. 37.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) push
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) put (b) boot (c) fool
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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