Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 574 · 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 fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) wood (b) fit (c) soon
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) moon (b) boot (c) put
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) beat (b) wood (c) pick
5. 5.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) win (c) leap
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) shoe (b) foot (c) meal
10. 10.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pool (b) still (c) hood
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hit (b) bit (c) cheap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wood (b) cook (c) moon
17. 17.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fool (b) leap (c) ship
20. 20.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) leap (c) put
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) blue (c) sheep
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) school (b) food (c) book
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) leap (b) bit (c) feet
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) push (b) boot (c) full
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) shoe (b) pull (c) meal
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) moon (c) hit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) book (b) steal (c) food
31. 31.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) push (b) fit (c) school
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) spoon (b) sleep (c) pull
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fit (b) shoe (c) full
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) chip (c) moon
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) boot (b) pick (c) seat
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) good (b) fool (c) moon
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) put (b) moon (c) beat

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