Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 145 · 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 “meal”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) chip
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) put (b) beat (c) moon
3. 3.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) wood (c) bit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fit (b) moon (c) meal
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) blue (b) wool (c) beat
10. 10.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pool (b) boot (c) hood
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) food (b) feel (c) push
15. 15.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) wool
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) pull (c) pool
20. 20.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sheep (b) put (c) still
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) bit (b) meal (c) cook
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) good (b) bit (c) boot
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) ship
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) blue
28. 28.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) chip (b) bit (c) feet
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
33. 33.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) still (b) pull (c) seat
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) sheep (c) sit
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) win (b) spoon (c) pull
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) moon (b) feet (c) wool
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) look (b) food (c) leap

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