Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 842 · 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 “steal”? (a) slip (b) still (c) seat
2. 2.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
3. 3.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feet (b) chip (c) moon
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) blue
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) feet (c) pool
8. 8.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wool (b) steal (c) fool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) push (b) foot (c) pool
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) shoe
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) pool (c) seen
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) boot (c) full
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pull (b) fool (c) school
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) ship (b) put (c) seen
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) school (b) full (c) moon
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) shoe (b) sit (c) pull
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) foot (b) full (c) spoon
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pool (b) fool (c) book
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) hit (b) pull (c) shoe
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) beat (b) feel (c) still
28. 28.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
29. 29.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) book
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
32. 32.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) fit
34. 34.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) still
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) moon (b) seat (c) chip
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) sleep
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hit (b) feet (c) bit
39. 39.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation