Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 627 · 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 “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) look (b) moon (c) food
3. 3.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) good (b) pick (c) food
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) feet (b) school (c) good
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) full (b) steal (c) bit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) moon (b) seat (c) fit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sit (b) still (c) feel
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) push (b) boot (c) fit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) sit (c) feel
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) ship (b) food (c) put
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) school (b) full (c) put
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) wood (c) fool
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) lip (b) still (c) seen
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seat (b) win (c) lip
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) good
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) cook (b) ship (c) seat
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) foot (b) seen (c) boot
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) beat (c) fool
31. 31.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
32. 32.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) soon (b) shoe (c) wood
34. 34.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pick (b) blue (c) sleep
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) fit
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) food (b) fill (c) seen
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) lip (b) win (c) feel

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