Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 827 · 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 “seen”? (a) bit (b) feel (c) lip
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) food (c) put
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hood (b) fit (c) seat
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hit (b) cook (c) fool
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) bit (b) wood (c) tooth
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) juice (c) ship
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) moon
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fit (b) meal (c) full
15. 15.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) pull
19. 19.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) put (b) food (c) cheap
21. 21.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
24. 24.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
25. 25.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) heat (b) fool (c) cook
27. 27.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) hit (b) lip (c) seen
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) cheap
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 “lip”? (a) fit (b) foot (c) feel
32. 32.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) moon (b) leap (c) pull
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) spoon (b) still (c) wood
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) seat (b) win (c) slip
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) foot (b) chip (c) steal
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) fool (c) fill
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) ship (b) beat (c) soon

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