Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 567 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) seat (b) blue (c) full
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) feet (b) pull (c) tooth
3. 3.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) book (b) fit (c) steal
5. 5.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) moon (b) good (c) cook
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) book (c) fit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pick (b) win (c) beat
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) slip (b) foot (c) spoon
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) cheap (b) moon (c) full
15. 15.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
16. 16.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) feel (c) pick
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) soon (b) fill (c) seen
19. 19.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) wood (b) heat (c) tooth
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) lip (b) tooth (c) hood
25. 25.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
26. 26.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) spoon (b) fill (c) full
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) good (b) pool (c) juice
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) win (b) ship (c) steal
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pick (b) fool (c) good
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fit (b) feel (c) shoe
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fill (b) look (c) fool
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) sit (c) beat
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) moon (b) fool (c) hood
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wool (b) fool (c) hit
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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