Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 521 · 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 “put”? (a) seat (b) full (c) shoe
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) lip (b) fill (c) heat
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) feet (c) fill
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) ship (c) feet
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) feet
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) beat (b) leap (c) fill
11. 11.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) slip (b) tooth (c) pull
15. 15.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hood (b) heat (c) lip
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) sleep (b) spoon (c) wool
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) moon (b) beat (c) cook
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pick (b) soon (c) beat
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) cook (b) lip (c) boot
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) meal (c) still
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) ship (b) beat (c) shoe
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sheep (b) sit (c) feel
30. 30.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) beat (b) cook (c) ship
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hood (b) sleep (c) sit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) hit (c) feel
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) fool (b) hood (c) wool
38. 38.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pick (b) sheep (c) chip
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) beat (b) boot (c) ship

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