Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 360 · 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 fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fit (b) sit (c) seat
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) pool (b) fit (c) leap
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) put (b) hood (c) soon
8. 8.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) heat (c) food
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) pool (b) meal (c) fit
11. 11.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
13. 13.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hit (b) win (c) feel
15. 15.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wool (b) hood (c) moon
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sit (b) seat (c) wood
19. 19.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) school (c) pick
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) leap (b) foot (c) juice
22. 22.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) fill
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) boot (c) hit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fool (b) win (c) feet
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) spoon (b) good (c) look
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) seat
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) blue (b) good (c) wood
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pool (b) beat (c) full
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) push
33. 33.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) hit (b) pool (c) seen
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) put (b) spoon (c) fill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) shoe (b) food (c) wood
40. 40.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat

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