Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 448 · 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 “pool”? (a) pick (b) tooth (c) good
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) hit (b) feet (c) pull
3. 3.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) meal (b) pick (c) steal
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) win (b) juice (c) put
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) blue (c) hood
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) beat (b) cook (c) lip
9. 9.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
13. 13.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) full (b) hit (c) fool
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sit (b) heat (c) feel
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) pool (c) bit
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) feet (c) fill
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) bit (b) sleep (c) hit
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) bit (b) wood (c) tooth
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) full (b) shoe (c) pick
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) shoe (b) wood (c) ship
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
37. 37.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) still (b) boot (c) beat
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fit (b) push (c) cheap
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) fill

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