Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 964 · 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 “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) meal (b) foot (c) fool
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) ship (b) tooth (c) steal
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) school (b) sheep (c) still
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) fit (c) pool
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) school (b) hit (c) full
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) bit (b) leap (c) meal
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) beat (b) boot (c) good
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) full (b) sleep (c) pool
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fool (b) sheep (c) look
18. 18.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sleep (b) seen (c) lip
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) sit
22. 22.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) bit (b) seen (c) hood
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) ship (b) push (c) leap
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) ship (b) school (c) leap
31. 31.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
32. 32.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) push
34. 34.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) food (b) leap (c) wood
37. 37.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
38. 38.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) school (b) book (c) lip
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) meal (b) ship (c) soon

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