Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 182 · 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) full (b) slip (c) seen
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) seen (b) wood (c) spoon
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) pool (c) full
4. 4.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) wool (c) bit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) slip (b) feel (c) steal
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) tooth (b) sit (c) look
11. 11.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) slip (c) good
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seen (b) hit (c) sit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) foot (b) push (c) spoon
15. 15.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hood (b) seen (c) still
17. 17.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) juice (c) book
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) look (b) fill (c) steal
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sleep (b) pick (c) leap
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) shoe (b) beat (c) bit
26. 26.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) spoon (b) wood (c) beat
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) bit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) moon (c) steal
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fill (b) foot (c) spoon
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
35. 35.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fool (b) look (c) seen
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) pick (b) steal (c) bit
39. 39.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fill (b) book (c) shoe

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