Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 229 · 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 “book”? (a) full (b) juice (c) feel
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) beat
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) cheap (c) bit
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) school (b) food (c) full
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) cheap (c) ship
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) spoon (b) feet (c) sit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seat (b) hit (c) fit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) pick
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) wood (b) sit (c) seen
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) chip (b) soon (c) wool
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) soon (b) juice (c) look
22. 22.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
23. 23.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) pool
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) good (b) win (c) pool
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) soon (b) seat (c) put
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) boot (b) cheap (c) hood
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) lip (b) pick (c) seat
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) foot (c) lip
31. 31.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) ship (b) sheep (c) feel
33. 33.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) tooth (b) sheep (c) still
35. 35.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
38. 38.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
39. 39.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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