Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 941 · 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.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) juice (b) full (c) ship
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pull (b) seen (c) ship
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) food (b) wood (c) moon
5. 5.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) boot
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pick (b) hood (c) pool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) cook (b) leap (c) pick
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) bit (c) seat
12. 12.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
16. 16.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cook (b) sheep (c) tooth
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) good (b) sit (c) fool
19. 19.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cook (b) good (c) food
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) wood (c) shoe
23. 23.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) leap (b) shoe (c) pull
25. 25.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) good (b) fool (c) fit
28. 28.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seat (b) bit (c) foot
30. 30.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) bit (b) spoon (c) feel
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) good (b) moon (c) sleep
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) win (c) beat
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) chip (b) full (c) fool
35. 35.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) ship (b) beat (c) look
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pull (b) boot (c) still
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hit (b) shoe (c) wool
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) win (b) put (c) sleep

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