Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 490 · 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 “bit”? (a) beat (b) feet (c) fill
2. 2.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) book (c) school
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) win (b) feel (c) wood
6. 6.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) pick (c) wood
9. 9.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) tooth (b) pick (c) beat
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) moon (b) sleep (c) pull
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) still (b) leap (c) seen
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) blue (c) win
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) lip (b) soon (c) wool
17. 17.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
19. 19.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) steal (c) book
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wood (b) feel (c) spoon
22. 22.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) tooth (b) cheap (c) fill
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) tooth (b) foot (c) hood
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) sheep (b) food (c) book
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) look
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) beat (b) lip (c) sit
30. 30.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feel (b) fit (c) put
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) bit
33. 33.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) look (b) fool (c) put
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) slip (b) spoon (c) wood
38. 38.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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