Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 825 · 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.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cook (b) pull (c) juice
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) tooth (b) still (c) look
5. 5.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pick (b) push (c) meal
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) tooth (b) push (c) feel
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) leap (b) look (c) spoon
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sit (b) ship (c) steal
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) heat (b) wool (c) bit
16. 16.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) look (b) pool (c) soon
18. 18.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
19. 19.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
20. 20.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) put (b) seen (c) fit
22. 22.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) steal (b) lip (c) juice
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) push (b) lip (c) feel
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hit (b) spoon (c) beat
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) soon (b) beat (c) bit
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hit (b) ship (c) cheap
30. 30.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) full (b) shoe (c) blue
32. 32.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) steal (b) hit (c) moon
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) pick (b) blue (c) leap
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
37. 37.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) fool (c) full
39. 39.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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