Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 103 · 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 “chip”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) food
2. 2.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
5. 5.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) good (b) cheap (c) food
7. 7.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) beat
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pull (b) fit (c) feel
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) slip (b) feel (c) push
12. 12.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) wool (c) beat
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) leap (b) tooth (c) put
15. 15.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) fill (c) seat
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) cheap (b) shoe (c) foot
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) hit (c) seen
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) shoe (b) leap (c) wool
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) still
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hit (b) put (c) moon
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) seat (c) slip
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) boot (c) leap
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) lip (c) seat
27. 27.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seat (b) look (c) ship
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feel (b) win (c) hit
30. 30.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seen (b) meal (c) lip
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) cheap (c) ship
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) leap (b) hit (c) shoe
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) look (b) cook (c) soon
37. 37.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) moon (b) push (c) pull
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) cheap (c) sit
40. 40.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit

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