Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 576 · 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) spoon (b) tooth (c) good
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) leap (b) ship (c) pick
6. 6.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) hood (b) boot (c) shoe
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) chip (b) food (c) cook
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) foot (b) chip (c) feel
11. 11.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) blue (b) wood (c) foot
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) feet (b) foot (c) moon
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) tooth (b) pick (c) feet
17. 17.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) sleep (c) bit
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) cheap
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) put (b) shoe (c) school
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) slip (b) hood (c) seen
26. 26.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
27. 27.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) beat (b) wood (c) moon
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) win (b) seat (c) soon
31. 31.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) good
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) shoe (b) wool (c) pull
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) school (b) pull (c) leap
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) steal
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) chip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) feel (b) blue (c) put
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wood (b) bit (c) boot
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feet (b) heat (c) fit
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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