Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 745 · 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.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) push (b) book (c) blue
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) juice
5. 5.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sheep (b) bit (c) put
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sleep (b) feet (c) win
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) juice (b) seen (c) look
10. 10.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) seen (b) full (c) moon
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) hood (b) fit (c) shoe
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) steal
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) tooth (b) slip (c) cook
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) sit
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) slip (b) juice (c) look
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cheap (b) sheep (c) pick
24. 24.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
25. 25.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
26. 26.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
27. 27.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) food (b) look (c) fill
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) slip (c) sleep
30. 30.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) soon (b) pick (c) look
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) food
36. 36.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
38. 38.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
39. 39.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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