Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 885 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fit (b) foot (c) food
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) tooth (b) hood (c) steal
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seen (b) still (c) win
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) slip (b) bit (c) feet
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) full (c) pick
10. 10.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) cheap
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) heat (b) spoon (c) put
16. 16.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) wool (c) lip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) school (b) slip (c) heat
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pool (b) fit (c) full
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) win (b) blue (c) sleep
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) fit (b) school (c) good
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fill (b) soon (c) sheep
27. 27.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) fit (b) cook (c) moon
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hit (b) leap (c) ship
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) bit (b) sleep (c) fit
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) juice (b) wool (c) meal
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) seat (c) tooth
35. 35.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) foot (b) juice (c) ship
37. 37.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) pick
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap

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