Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 693 · 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? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) push (b) juice (c) boot
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) slip (c) feel
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) foot
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) sleep (b) foot (c) spoon
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) sheep (b) blue (c) look
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) lip (b) steal (c) win
15. 15.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
16. 16.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
17. 17.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) steal (b) chip (c) wood
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) hit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hood (b) ship (c) sleep
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) good (b) blue (c) pull
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) sit (c) full
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cheap (b) seat (c) win
25. 25.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
26. 26.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) push (b) steal (c) juice
28. 28.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) chip (c) shoe
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) boot (b) foot (c) cook
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) cook (c) fill
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) pool (c) still
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) soon (b) lip (c) good
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) pool
36. 36.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) look (b) school (c) wool
39. 39.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) pool

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