Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 852 · 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 “beat”? (a) seat (b) pick (c) moon
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) lip (c) feel
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) bit (b) shoe (c) foot
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) hood (b) look (c) shoe
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
7. 7.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fool (b) ship (c) pull
9. 9.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) good (b) spoon (c) wood
11. 11.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) bit (b) boot (c) pull
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) beat (b) wool (c) ship
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) sheep (c) chip
18. 18.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) bit (b) foot (c) tooth
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) still
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) still
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) pool (b) seat (c) lip
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pool (b) steal (c) chip
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
27. 27.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
28. 28.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) hood
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) leap (b) sheep (c) pick
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) seen (c) slip
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wood (b) moon (c) bit
33. 33.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
34. 34.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) hit (b) leap (c) win
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) shoe (b) cheap (c) hood
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) lip (b) tooth (c) cheap
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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