Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 924 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) blue (b) good (c) lip
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fill (b) sleep (c) leap
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sheep (b) sit (c) win
7. 7.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) seat (b) push (c) shoe
10. 10.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) chip
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) sit (c) look
13. 13.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) full
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fill (b) fit (c) beat
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) foot (b) leap (c) pick
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
21. 21.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) feel (c) chip
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) book (b) school (c) cook
27. 27.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) boot
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) seen (b) put (c) pool
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) book (b) leap (c) hit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) school (b) hood (c) chip
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) full (b) leap (c) food
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) put (b) feet (c) pick
36. 36.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) cheap (b) hit (c) bit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) good (b) slip (c) shoe

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