Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 809 · 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 “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) full (c) cheap
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) moon (b) fit (c) hood
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) book (b) school (c) soon
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) beat (b) pool (c) hood
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) bit (c) sheep
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) win (b) seen (c) fill
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fool (b) beat (c) ship
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) good (b) chip (c) boot
20. 20.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) pool (c) bit
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) fit (b) tooth (c) wool
23. 23.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) look (b) sit (c) boot
25. 25.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
26. 26.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
29. 29.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) sheep (b) spoon (c) pull
32. 32.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pool (b) look (c) push
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) beat (b) boot (c) full
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) still (b) cook (c) cheap
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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