Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 297 · 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: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) blue (b) push (c) win
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) feet (b) pull (c) soon
7. 7.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
8. 8.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
9. 9.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
10. 10.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) sheep (c) still
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seen (b) ship (c) hood
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) fit
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pool (b) sheep (c) still
21. 21.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) shoe (c) wool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) feet (b) moon (c) full
24. 24.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) chip (b) sleep (c) win
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) hit (b) heat (c) sheep
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) heat (b) still (c) win
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) cheap
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pull (b) spoon (c) slip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) hood (b) shoe (c) still
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sleep (b) feet (c) sit
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) soon (b) ship (c) seen
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) spoon (c) leap

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