Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 749 · 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 “fill”? (a) spoon (b) feel (c) still
2. 2.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) school (b) wool (c) fill
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) bit (b) sheep (c) seen
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) moon (b) heat (c) push
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hit (b) pick (c) steal
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) moon (b) hood (c) steal
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) pick (c) pool
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) boot (b) blue (c) wood
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) bit (b) heat (c) hit
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) shoe (b) win (c) leap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) steal (b) lip (c) push
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) tooth (b) wool (c) push
18. 18.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) push (c) seen
21. 21.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
22. 22.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
23. 23.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
24. 24.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) food
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) book (b) pool (c) foot
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) chip (b) push (c) seen
29. 29.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
30. 30.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) blue (b) bit (c) cook
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) sit (b) fool (c) hood
36. 36.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) soon
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) win (c) good
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) put (c) soon
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) push (b) wool (c) fool

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