Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 217 · 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 “full”? (a) school (b) look (c) still
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) leap (b) spoon (c) book
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) wool (b) seen (c) boot
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) seen
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) meal (b) bit (c) still
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) tooth
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wood (b) fill (c) tooth
14. 14.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) leap (b) wood (c) boot
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) tooth (b) still (c) sleep
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) shoe (b) meal (c) sit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) lip (b) spoon (c) seat
19. 19.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
20. 20.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pull (b) pick (c) meal
22. 22.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) moon (b) push (c) fill
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) cheap (b) shoe (c) book
25. 25.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
26. 26.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
27. 27.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) spoon (b) shoe (c) hood
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) soon (b) look (c) blue
30. 30.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) moon (b) sit (c) feet
32. 32.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) meal (b) moon (c) lip
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) foot (b) leap (c) fit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pick (b) push (c) pool
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) food
39. 39.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) shoe (b) slip (c) look

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