Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 58 · 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 “moon”? (a) full (b) beat (c) blue
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
3. 3.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) foot (c) win
6. 6.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) blue (b) full (c) cook
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fit (b) heat (c) feel
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) chip (b) school (c) sheep
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) foot (b) soon (c) fool
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) win (b) leap (c) pick
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feel (b) heat (c) chip
13. 13.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) put (b) lip (c) shoe
15. 15.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) push (b) slip (c) shoe
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) food (b) fill (c) pull
19. 19.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) juice (c) feet
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) pull (b) sit (c) seen
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) hood (b) fool (c) beat
24. 24.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) hit
26. 26.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
27. 27.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) boot
29. 29.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) fool (b) heat (c) look
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) chip (b) tooth (c) hood
32. 32.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
33. 33.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
34. 34.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) wood (b) sheep (c) bit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) slip (b) full (c) beat
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sleep (b) leap (c) ship
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) sleep
39. 39.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) sheep

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