Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 89 · 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 “juice”? (a) pull (b) blue (c) full
2. 2.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) bit (c) juice
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) hit (c) beat
5. 5.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
7. 7.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) food (b) shoe (c) push
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) look (b) fill (c) fool
10. 10.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) chip (b) leap (c) steal
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) boot (b) leap (c) good
13. 13.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) full (b) seen (c) moon
15. 15.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) book (b) tooth (c) look
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) bit (c) seat
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sleep (b) hit (c) cheap
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) fool (c) slip
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) slip (b) fool (c) good
24. 24.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) put (b) soon (c) still
26. 26.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) boot (b) heat (c) foot
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) full (c) school
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) seat
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fill (b) push (c) seen
32. 32.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) win (b) feet (c) foot
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) soon (c) cook
35. 35.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) steal (c) juice
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) still (b) blue (c) good
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) push (b) blue (c) wood
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) pull
40. 40.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill

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