Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 873 · 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 “wool”? (a) fool (b) spoon (c) pull
2. 2.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
3. 3.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
4. 4.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pool (b) look (c) book
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) moon (b) lip (c) seen
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wood (b) soon (c) cheap
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) cheap (c) lip
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pull (b) wool (c) boot
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) soon (b) bit (c) foot
11. 11.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) leap (b) fool (c) full
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) slip (c) moon
14. 14.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
15. 15.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) steal
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wood (b) soon (c) slip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) put (c) sleep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) wool (b) chip (c) seen
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) feel
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) lip
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) beat (b) fool (c) cook
25. 25.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) book (b) hood (c) juice
29. 29.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) seen (b) put (c) food
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) food (c) steal
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wood (b) good (c) tooth
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) meal (b) food (c) wood
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) sleep (c) pick
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cheap (b) cook (c) bit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hit (b) wood (c) cheap
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) steal (b) cheap (c) sit
38. 38.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) feel (b) pull (c) food
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) tooth (b) beat (c) sit

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