Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 719 · 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 “boot”? (a) blue (b) wood (c) wool
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) bit (b) leap (c) full
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) full (c) food
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) sit (b) wool (c) shoe
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) hit (b) look (c) seat
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) look (b) cook (c) fool
10. 10.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seat (b) food (c) pick
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) slip (b) pool (c) cook
14. 14.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) look (b) feet (c) shoe
16. 16.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pool (b) moon (c) pull
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) pull (c) tooth
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) school (b) fill (c) meal
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
30. 30.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) sheep (c) spoon
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) lip (b) tooth (c) put
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) chip (b) soon (c) cheap
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) school (b) ship (c) seat

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