Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 837 · 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? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) look (b) foot (c) tooth
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) put (b) steal (c) sit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) wool (b) sit (c) heat
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fit (b) sleep (c) ship
6. 6.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
7. 7.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) blue (b) pull (c) still
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) hit (c) shoe
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sleep (b) fit (c) boot
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) tooth (c) push
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fill (b) chip (c) feel
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) spoon (b) sit (c) wool
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) chip (b) foot (c) moon
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) cheap (c) foot
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) lip (b) push (c) moon
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) food (b) foot (c) heat
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) tooth (b) good (c) chip
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) beat (c) fill
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) bit (b) cheap (c) book
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) feel
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) fill (c) sheep
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) good (b) feel (c) pool
32. 32.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) ship (b) fill (c) feel
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) ship (b) good (c) sleep
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) ship
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) fool (c) fit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) beat (c) juice
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) soon (b) look (c) fill

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