Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 394 · 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 “foot”? (a) food (b) pull (c) seat
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
5. 5.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) blue
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) beat (b) chip (c) pick
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) moon (b) book (c) wood
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feel (b) bit (c) sit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) beat (b) lip (c) spoon
26. 26.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
27. 27.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) fool (b) pull (c) put
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wool (b) feel (c) blue
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) full (b) juice (c) cheap
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) sheep (c) ship
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) feel (c) hit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) put (b) good (c) blue
35. 35.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
37. 37.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
38. 38.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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