Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 632 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) wood (c) sit
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) wool (b) meal (c) ship
4. 4.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) boot (b) feet (c) still
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) soon (b) steal (c) put
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) beat (b) hit (c) pool
8. 8.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) meal (b) foot (c) pool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) fool (b) seat (c) put
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) food
14. 14.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) soon (b) leap (c) ship
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hit (b) lip (c) sheep
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fit (b) pull (c) food
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) food (b) hit (c) meal
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) food (b) good (c) full
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) push (b) soon (c) seat
33. 33.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hood (b) food (c) push
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
38. 38.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fill (b) heat (c) fool
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) hit (c) leap

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