Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 457 · 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: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) heat (b) bit (c) sleep
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) pull (b) bit (c) sleep
6. 6.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) boot (b) steal (c) book
8. 8.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) spoon (b) win (c) seen
11. 11.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
12. 12.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) soon (b) heat (c) hit
14. 14.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
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 “lip”? (a) moon (b) feet (c) sit
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) juice (b) foot (c) fit
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cook (b) foot (c) pool
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) wool (b) seen (c) still
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) look (c) bit
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) look (b) pool (c) wool
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fit (b) cook (c) meal
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) look (b) moon (c) fit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) steal (b) school (c) push
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) pool (b) lip (c) meal
29. 29.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
30. 30.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) beat (c) bit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) leap (b) book (c) school
34. 34.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) seat (b) pool (c) wool
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) sit (b) pool (c) wool
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) foot (b) wool (c) shoe
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) soon (b) fill (c) feel
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) bit (b) moon (c) look
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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