Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 515 · 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 “school”? (a) full (b) shoe (c) wood
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feel (b) fill (c) cheap
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wool (b) hood (c) shoe
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) school (b) good (c) cheap
5. 5.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
6. 6.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) put (c) slip
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) slip (b) sleep (c) heat
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feel (b) put (c) bit
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) lip (b) blue (c) good
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) wood (b) moon (c) spoon
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) win (c) seen
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) seat (b) blue (c) cook
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) juice (b) sit (c) good
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) ship (b) sit (c) leap
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) fill (c) look
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) tooth
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) pool
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) chip (b) full (c) fool
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) chip (b) beat (c) feet
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) win (b) look (c) beat
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feel (b) win (c) good
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seen (b) steal (c) ship
31. 31.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) hit (c) sleep
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) tooth (c) book
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) meal (c) wood
36. 36.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) fill
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) spoon (b) seat (c) hit
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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