Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 105 · 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? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wood (b) cook (c) moon
3. 3.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
4. 4.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) fit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feet (b) soon (c) hit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) good (b) lip (c) fool
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
9. 9.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sleep (b) seen (c) slip
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) soon (b) full (c) boot
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) fit (c) put
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) bit (c) sheep
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) juice (b) seat (c) look
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) spoon (b) look (c) sit
18. 18.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) fill
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) ship
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) heat (b) boot (c) look
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) still (c) meal
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hit (b) pull (c) pool
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) tooth (b) leap (c) win
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seen (b) slip (c) wool
29. 29.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
30. 30.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) blue (b) full (c) steal
32. 32.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) seen (b) pull (c) moon
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) spoon (b) lip (c) feel
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
37. 37.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
38. 38.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cook (b) hood (c) tooth
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) steal (b) fit (c) foot

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