Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 878 · 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 fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) pull (b) meal (c) sit
3. 3.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) ship (b) push (c) heat
6. 6.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) seat (b) fool (c) hood
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) chip (b) steal (c) beat
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wood (b) beat (c) school
12. 12.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) win
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) cook (b) food (c) school
18. 18.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) school (b) cook (c) pick
25. 25.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) foot (b) sit (c) meal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) beat (b) tooth (c) fit
28. 28.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feet (b) ship (c) hit
30. 30.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
33. 33.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) heat (b) push (c) juice
35. 35.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) school (c) foot
37. 37.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) soon (b) foot (c) sit
40. 40.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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