Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 930 · 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? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) seat (c) put
3. 3.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) meal (b) pool (c) lip
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hit (b) blue (c) feel
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) sit (c) fool
10. 10.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) bit (b) meal (c) fit
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) cheap
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) school (b) cheap (c) hit
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) good (b) sheep (c) school
19. 19.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) still (b) wood (c) feet
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fit (b) ship (c) feet
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) hood (b) meal (c) pool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) spoon (b) fill (c) meal
25. 25.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) put (b) hood (c) juice
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seat (b) spoon (c) still
28. 28.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) hit (b) tooth (c) feel
31. 31.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) spoon (c) hit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pick (b) sleep (c) ship
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) hit (b) spoon (c) good
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) tooth (b) boot (c) put
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) slip (b) bit (c) heat
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) pool
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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