Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 939 · 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 “full”? (a) blue (b) pull (c) juice
2. 2.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
5. 5.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
6. 6.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) beat (b) feet (c) pick
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) slip (b) feet (c) blue
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) lip (b) still (c) feel
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) juice (b) full (c) feet
13. 13.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) ship (b) book (c) blue
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) cheap (c) bit
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) feet (c) leap
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) feel (b) full (c) tooth
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) push (b) look (c) juice
26. 26.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
27. 27.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) hood
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) put (b) ship (c) beat
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) meal (b) feel (c) slip
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) lip (b) put (c) beat
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) boot (b) lip (c) steal
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) pool (c) meal
35. 35.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) meal (c) slip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) boot (c) push
40. 40.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek

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