Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 95 · 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 “put”? (a) juice (b) foot (c) seat
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) slip (b) feel (c) still
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) good (b) feet (c) soon
6. 6.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) push (c) chip
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) seat (b) look (c) fool
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) shoe (b) hit (c) look
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
13. 13.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) food (b) sheep (c) good
15. 15.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
16. 16.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
17. 17.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wool (b) pool (c) fit
19. 19.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) shoe (b) push (c) cheap
21. 21.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) boot (c) slip
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) heat
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) feet (c) ship
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) cook (b) feet (c) tooth
26. 26.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) hood (b) seen (c) moon
28. 28.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sheep (b) pick (c) seat
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) cheap (b) good (c) sit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feel (b) fill (c) push
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) moon (b) feet (c) pick
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) tooth (c) pick
35. 35.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) tooth (b) cook (c) feet
37. 37.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) heat (c) soon
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) cheap (b) shoe (c) push
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sleep (b) wood (c) slip

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