Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 325 · 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 “tooth”? (a) meal (b) put (c) food
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) heat (b) tooth (c) bit
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) bit (b) boot (c) hood
4. 4.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) good (b) chip (c) blue
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) boot (b) meal (c) look
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
13. 13.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pool (b) ship (c) book
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) heat (b) cook (c) food
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) spoon (b) meal (c) sit
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sit (b) wood (c) school
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) sheep (b) pool (c) push
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wood (b) push (c) blue
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) still (c) pool
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) spoon (b) win (c) foot
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) sleep (c) ship
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) steal (c) cook
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) meal (c) fit
28. 28.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) boot (b) put (c) cheap
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) sleep
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fit (b) bit (c) sleep
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sleep (b) hit (c) cheap
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) sheep (c) still
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fool (b) juice (c) look
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) heat (b) fill (c) foot
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) sheep (c) sit
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) book (b) fool (c) feel
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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