Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 20 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) sheep (c) pool
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) push (c) blue
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pool (b) bit (c) sleep
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) boot (b) lip (c) full
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) win
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) slip (c) cook
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) seen (b) fool (c) chip
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) juice (b) wool (c) fill
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) win (b) meal (c) seat
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) school (b) book (c) feet
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) full (b) meal (c) bit
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) heat (c) ship
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) cook (b) steal (c) fit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pool (b) full (c) foot
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) lip (b) meal (c) put
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) slip (c) school
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wood (b) pool (c) fill
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) fool (b) good (c) foot
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) lip (c) good
30. 30.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
32. 32.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
33. 33.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) hood (b) sleep (c) hit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) school (b) push (c) pool
37. 37.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) ship (b) spoon (c) feel
40. 40.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit

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