Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 674 · 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 “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) seen
4. 4.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
5. 5.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) pick (b) feet (c) beat
7. 7.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) cook (b) slip (c) spoon
9. 9.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
11. 11.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) foot (b) seat (c) school
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) feel (c) heat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) book (b) win (c) school
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) beat (b) look (c) pool
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) win (b) still (c) leap
19. 19.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) slip (b) sleep (c) wood
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seat (b) school (c) slip
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) fit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) feet
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) food (c) fit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) leap (b) hit (c) slip
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) cook (b) fill (c) boot
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) steal (b) ship (c) feet
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) seen (b) spoon (c) look
31. 31.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) bit (c) cook
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) spoon (b) wood (c) heat
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) feel (b) soon (c) push

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