Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 349 · 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 “seat”? (a) beat (b) win (c) chip
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) wool (c) cheap
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) full (b) slip (c) sleep
4. 4.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) chip (c) seen
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) leap (c) win
7. 7.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) heat
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) soon (b) win (c) sleep
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fit (b) pull (c) pool
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) steal
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
15. 15.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) lip (c) sleep
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) ship (b) feel (c) fool
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) meal
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) beat (b) cook (c) ship
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) school (b) wood (c) seat
23. 23.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) full (b) beat (c) sit
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) spoon (c) ship
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) heat (c) school
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) hit (b) put (c) sleep
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) juice (b) good (c) fool
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hood (b) slip (c) cheap
35. 35.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) cheap (c) book
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) lip
39. 39.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
40. 40.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach

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