Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 128 · 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 “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) wool
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) meal
5. 5.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) tooth (b) pick (c) heat
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) blue (b) wool (c) foot
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) hit (b) beat (c) bit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hit (b) tooth (c) cook
11. 11.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
13. 13.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
14. 14.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) look (b) juice (c) fill
16. 16.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) sleep (b) blue (c) wool
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) win (b) pool (c) seen
20. 20.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) hit (b) heat (c) sit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feet (b) cook (c) hit
24. 24.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
27. 27.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pick (b) beat (c) still
32. 32.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) wood (b) feel (c) fit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) chip
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fit (b) soon (c) feel
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) slip (b) fool (c) wool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) beat (c) hit
39. 39.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) juice (b) hood (c) food

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