Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 912 · 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 “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seen (b) seat (c) fit
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) fool (b) put (c) juice
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) win (b) steal (c) ship
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) food
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) boot (b) shoe (c) pull
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) pick (b) good (c) sheep
22. 22.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) ship (b) heat (c) push
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) spoon (b) juice (c) full
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) pull (c) moon
27. 27.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) food (b) put (c) heat
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) sit (b) cook (c) food
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) sheep (b) full (c) blue
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) fill
33. 33.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wood (b) still (c) food
36. 36.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) good (b) food (c) ship
40. 40.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat

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