Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 796 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pool (b) fool (c) put
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) good (b) foot (c) boot
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
5. 5.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
6. 6.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) cook (b) soon (c) push
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) put (b) sleep (c) chip
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) still (c) foot
10. 10.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
13. 13.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hood (b) blue (c) cheap
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seen (b) sit (c) hood
16. 16.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) push (b) food (c) heat
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) heat (b) foot (c) moon
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) chip
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) wood (b) ship (c) sheep
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) book
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) look (b) fit (c) feel
24. 24.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
25. 25.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
26. 26.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pull (b) hit (c) meal
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) cheap (b) full (c) fool
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) book (b) bit (c) boot
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) foot (b) feel (c) food
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) leap (b) spoon (c) full
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
38. 38.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) boot (b) wood (c) full
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hood (b) seen (c) soon

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