Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 869 · 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 “shoe”? (a) look (b) cook (c) juice
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) cook (b) book (c) juice
4. 4.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) spoon (b) wood (c) blue
11. 11.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) push
19. 19.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sleep (b) fit (c) cheap
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) moon (b) push (c) spoon
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) hood (c) meal
30. 30.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) boot (b) sleep (c) slip
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) sleep (c) seat
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) cheap (c) spoon
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hit (b) seat (c) school
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) slip (b) blue (c) foot
38. 38.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) still (b) bit (c) sleep
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) wool (b) seen (c) sit

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