Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 528 · 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 “still”? (a) beat (b) win (c) moon
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fool (b) seen (c) lip
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) heat (b) still (c) slip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) tooth
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) blue (b) hit (c) good
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) still (c) good
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sit (b) put (c) steal
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) fit
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) still (b) win (c) beat
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pull (b) feet (c) chip
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) foot (b) bit (c) sheep
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) steal (b) full (c) hit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fool (b) leap (c) wood
17. 17.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) ship (b) moon (c) pull
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) beat (b) fit (c) foot
20. 20.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) hit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) fool (b) pull (c) look
24. 24.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) put (b) shoe (c) look
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hit (b) bit (c) seen
29. 29.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
30. 30.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
31. 31.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) foot
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hit (b) sleep (c) shoe
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pick (b) full (c) blue
35. 35.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) seen (b) juice (c) foot
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) put (b) soon (c) hit
39. 39.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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