Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 520 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hit (b) seen (c) pick
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) bit (b) shoe (c) wool
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pool (b) hit (c) feet
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hood (b) ship (c) heat
5. 5.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) ship (b) boot (c) seat
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) cheap (b) full (c) school
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) meal (c) leap
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) soon (b) moon (c) push
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fill (b) look (c) shoe
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) full (b) sheep (c) slip
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) heat (c) hit
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) soon (b) good (c) boot
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pool (b) blue (c) look
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) bit (b) food (c) cook
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) bit (c) pool
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) meal (c) pick
34. 34.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) meal (b) pool (c) put
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) fool (b) foot (c) cheap
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) pick (b) seen (c) sheep
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) boot (b) spoon (c) put

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