Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 962 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) feel (b) full (c) boot
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) seen (c) fool
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) fit (c) sheep
9. 9.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) juice (b) push (c) hit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seat (b) steal (c) fill
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) pool (c) steal
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) ship (b) fill (c) sheep
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) win (b) still (c) sleep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pick (b) blue (c) sleep
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) look (b) feet (c) shoe
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) spoon (b) seat (c) wood
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) lip (b) sheep (c) sleep
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) feel (c) sit
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) spoon
28. 28.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) put (b) boot (c) pull
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) meal (b) foot (c) fool
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
34. 34.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) still (b) push (c) tooth
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) still (b) hood (c) spoon
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) push
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hood (b) slip (c) feel
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) lip (b) food (c) heat

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