Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 189 · 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.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) beat (b) wool (c) fit
2. 2.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) school (b) put (c) shoe
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feel (b) push (c) sit
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) ship (b) blue (c) cheap
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) tooth (b) wool (c) pick
11. 11.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) sheep (c) win
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) boot (c) pick
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) lip (c) hood
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) blue (b) cheap (c) foot
17. 17.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) slip (b) fit (c) seat
19. 19.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fit (b) pull (c) feel
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) still
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) wood (b) sit (c) seen
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) fit (c) seat
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) book (b) feel (c) fool
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wood (b) feel (c) soon
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) sleep (b) wool (c) food
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) heat (b) slip (c) seat
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) good (b) sit (c) sleep
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) seat (c) hit
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) food (b) full (c) lip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) wool (b) steal (c) slip
38. 38.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) lip (b) leap (c) boot
40. 40.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel

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