Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 211 · 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 “win”? (a) boot (b) hit (c) sheep
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) cheap
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) hood (b) food (c) lip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) still (b) school (c) hood
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) soon (b) push (c) blue
6. 6.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) bit (b) fool (c) cook
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) put
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) pull
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) boot (b) fill (c) book
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sit (b) steal (c) ship
13. 13.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) push (c) pool
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) still (c) heat
17. 17.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
18. 18.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) hit (c) fool
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fool (b) seat (c) book
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) seat (c) ship
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) fit (c) full
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) shoe
27. 27.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) boot (b) foot (c) wood
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) fit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) tooth (b) wool (c) fill
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) pick (c) heat
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) tooth
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) cheap (b) win (c) fill
35. 35.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) ship (b) steal (c) cook
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) pool
40. 40.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit

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