Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 683 · 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? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) boot (b) full (c) wool
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) juice (b) wood (c) seat
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) juice (b) food (c) wool
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) cheap (b) fit (c) meal
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pick (b) juice (c) foot
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) school (b) full (c) pool
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) hood
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) cheap
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fool (b) feet (c) lip
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) chip
16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) chip (b) cheap (c) look
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) wool (b) feel (c) ship
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) good (c) fit
21. 21.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
22. 22.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pool (b) seat (c) pull
25. 25.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) fit (c) leap
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) push (c) cheap
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) book (b) still (c) shoe
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hit (b) wood (c) school
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) cook (b) sit (c) fool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sleep (b) cheap (c) fill
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) chip (b) pool (c) sheep
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) lip (b) school (c) feel

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