Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 70 · 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? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) cook (b) school (c) cheap
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) spoon
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) lip (b) juice (c) pull
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) food (b) fit (c) cheap
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) wool (b) sit (c) seen
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) ship (b) blue (c) seat
10. 10.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
11. 11.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
12. 12.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) cheap (b) hood (c) food
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) hood
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fill (b) put (c) pool
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) sheep
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) look (b) lip (c) soon
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) meal (b) spoon (c) ship
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) heat (b) still (c) feel
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sheep (b) sit (c) cook
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) bit (c) feet
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) moon (b) full (c) pull
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pull (b) soon (c) feel
27. 27.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
28. 28.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) pull
30. 30.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) sheep
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) bit (b) spoon (c) full
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) cook
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) boot (b) win (c) put

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