Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 669 · 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 “cheap”? (a) steal (b) bit (c) boot
2. 2.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) hood (b) sit (c) juice
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) school (b) steal (c) hood
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) moon (b) blue (c) foot
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
9. 9.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) hood (b) fool (c) shoe
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) hit (c) spoon
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cook (b) soon (c) sheep
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) spoon (b) hit (c) pull
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) slip (b) book (c) food
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) push (b) food (c) pull
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) seat
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) food (b) ship (c) sheep
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) spoon (b) wood (c) boot
27. 27.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) cheap
30. 30.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) sit (b) pool (c) pull
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) moon (c) good
33. 33.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seat (b) sheep (c) slip
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) hit (b) sleep (c) heat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) foot (b) moon (c) feel
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) seat (b) book (c) moon
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) hood (b) ship (c) heat

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