Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 201 · 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 “bit”? (a) look (b) seen (c) hit
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) put (b) spoon (c) hood
3. 3.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sleep (b) slip (c) wool
7. 7.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) look (b) shoe (c) cheap
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) ship (b) steal (c) sit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) steal (b) seat (c) win
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) wood
16. 16.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) fool (c) pool
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) push (b) cheap (c) still
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) cheap (c) slip
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) sheep
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) ship (b) cook (c) boot
27. 27.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
31. 31.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wool (b) still (c) soon
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) wool (b) feel (c) win
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) wood (b) hit (c) sleep
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) chip (b) feet (c) meal
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cook (b) spoon (c) pick
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) slip (b) leap (c) pick
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) wool
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) sheep (b) cook (c) spoon

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