Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 926 · 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: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fit (b) hit (c) sleep
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) slip (b) moon (c) push
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) chip (b) leap (c) feet
5. 5.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) steal (b) good (c) fool
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) soon (b) foot (c) slip
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) lip (b) feet (c) fill
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) book (b) push (c) food
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) pool (b) meal (c) lip
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) hit (b) blue (c) good
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) foot (b) feel (c) ship
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) push (b) put (c) spoon
18. 18.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) boot (b) sheep (c) foot
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wool (b) soon (c) put
21. 21.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) sheep (c) wood
23. 23.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) shoe
26. 26.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) steal (b) win (c) chip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) slip (b) seat (c) seen
29. 29.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
30. 30.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) chip (b) book (c) shoe
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pool (b) seat (c) sit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feel (b) school (c) chip
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) pick
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sheep (b) shoe (c) lip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) beat (b) bit (c) still
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hood (b) blue (c) cook
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit

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