Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 807 · 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 “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) chip (b) pick (c) feet
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) hit (c) steal
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) beat
7. 7.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) moon (c) push
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) hood (b) sleep (c) bit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) sleep (b) food (c) pull
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) spoon (b) fill (c) steal
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) fool
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) blue (b) sit (c) foot
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) moon (b) fit (c) feet
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hit (b) seen (c) bit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) beat (b) pool (c) book
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) tooth (b) bit (c) book
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) pool
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) steal (c) fill
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) meal (b) sit (c) seat
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) slip (b) sleep (c) blue
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) leap (b) pool (c) lip
29. 29.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
30. 30.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) boot (b) full (c) tooth
32. 32.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
33. 33.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
35. 35.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) shoe (c) feet
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) push (b) pool (c) good
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) win (b) tooth (c) full
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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