Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 720 · 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: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) boot (b) wool (c) ship
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) seen
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) moon (b) good (c) boot
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fool (b) lip (c) sleep
14. 14.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
15. 15.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) food (b) good (c) wood
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) tooth (b) steal (c) full
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) wool (b) fit (c) beat
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sleep (b) wood (c) bit
21. 21.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) tooth (b) heat (c) fill
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pool (b) sheep (c) chip
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pull (b) soon (c) fool
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) meal
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sheep (b) pull (c) sit
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pull (b) beat (c) blue
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) seen (b) foot (c) moon
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pick (b) heat (c) shoe
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) steal (b) meal (c) still
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) put (b) blue (c) fill
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seen (b) slip (c) sit
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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