Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 588 · 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 fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) win (b) sheep (c) slip
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) sit (c) cheap
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feet (b) look (c) bit
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) win (b) fool (c) leap
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) sleep (c) chip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) wood (c) food
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) cook
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) win (b) hood (c) food
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) sheep
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feel (b) juice (c) fit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pick (b) pull (c) sheep
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
21. 21.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wood (b) good (c) moon
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) foot (b) moon (c) hood
25. 25.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) good (b) sleep (c) tooth
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pull (b) spoon (c) steal
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) tooth (c) ship
33. 33.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) chip (c) heat
35. 35.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
36. 36.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) sit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) seat (c) slip
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) shoe (b) pool (c) foot
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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