Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 604 · 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 “heat”? (a) sit (b) seat (c) spoon
2. 2.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hit (b) blue (c) pull
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) fill
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) meal (c) shoe
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) fool (b) book (c) bit
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) blue (c) full
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) leap (b) fit (c) lip
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wool (b) tooth (c) sheep
11. 11.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fit (b) pull (c) soon
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) hood (b) still (c) seen
22. 22.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
23. 23.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) look (b) feel (c) win
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sit (b) heat (c) fool
26. 26.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fill (b) slip (c) heat
28. 28.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sleep (b) chip (c) fit
32. 32.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) full (c) ship
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) win (c) juice
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) blue (b) good (c) moon
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) food (b) put (c) good
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cheap (b) full (c) shoe
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) boot (b) full (c) seat

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