Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 342 · 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 “tooth”? (a) push (b) cheap (c) soon
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) spoon
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) shoe (b) beat (c) still
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) spoon (b) slip (c) look
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) sleep
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) pull (b) seen (c) fill
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wood (b) push (c) blue
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) boot (b) chip (c) seen
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) cheap
15. 15.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) cheap (b) fill (c) lip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) still (c) blue
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) pick (b) put (c) feet
19. 19.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) hood (b) ship (c) spoon
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) bit (b) sheep (c) beat
22. 22.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) cheap (b) push (c) boot
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) foot (b) sit (c) sleep
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pick (b) cheap (c) ship
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) hood (b) good (c) boot
27. 27.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) feet (b) sit (c) still
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) foot (c) chip
33. 33.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) sleep (b) wood (c) juice
36. 36.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) heat (b) wood (c) fool
40. 40.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill

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