Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 987 · 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) good (b) boot (c) book
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) push (b) book (c) shoe
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) boot
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) chip (b) meal (c) win
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) juice (c) cheap
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) spoon (b) beat (c) book
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) moon
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
12. 12.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
13. 13.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) sleep (b) put (c) shoe
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) hood (c) sheep
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) push (b) put (c) pool
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) put
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fit (b) seat (c) cheap
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) meal (b) blue (c) win
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sit (b) steal (c) wool
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) tooth (b) wool (c) pull
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pull (b) feet (c) still
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) seat (c) ship
28. 28.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seen (b) chip (c) hood
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pick (b) fool (c) sheep
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) meal (b) boot (c) slip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) hood (b) moon (c) bit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) bit (b) seen (c) pool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) moon (c) hit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) beat (b) fit (c) wool
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) bit (b) win (c) feet

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