Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 723 · 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 “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) wood (b) food (c) lip
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) soon (c) sit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) leap (b) win (c) cheap
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) ship (c) cook
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) soon (b) juice (c) hood
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) chip (b) good (c) cheap
8. 8.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
9. 9.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
10. 10.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) wool (b) cheap (c) lip
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cook (b) chip (c) leap
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) spoon (b) lip (c) heat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) chip (b) fit (c) steal
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seen (b) cook (c) chip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) soon (b) look (c) beat
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wool (b) spoon (c) look
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) meal
23. 23.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) soon (b) cheap (c) cook
25. 25.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) food
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) beat (b) put (c) spoon
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pick (b) good (c) pool
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) good (b) pool (c) blue
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) fool (b) hood (c) sit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) foot (b) win (c) sheep
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) look (b) blue (c) full
38. 38.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek

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