Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 581 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) shoe
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) book (b) fool (c) sleep
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) good (b) ship (c) food
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) bit (b) push (c) sheep
10. 10.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) bit (c) meal
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) slip (b) seen (c) meal
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) push
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) boot (b) fill (c) push
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) foot
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) juice (b) sheep (c) pick
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) juice
21. 21.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
22. 22.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) good
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) hood
25. 25.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) win (b) full (c) sleep
27. 27.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) chip (b) pull (c) food
29. 29.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) still (b) beat (c) steal
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) seat (c) hit
32. 32.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
33. 33.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) bit (b) soon (c) sheep
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) wool (c) fool
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) soon (b) bit (c) beat
39. 39.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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