Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 539 · 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 “good”? (a) moon (b) fit (c) foot
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) school (b) sheep (c) ship
3. 3.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) boot (b) full (c) heat
8. 8.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) fill (c) leap
10. 10.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feel (b) hit (c) good
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wool (b) moon (c) wood
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) feel (b) good (c) moon
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) look (b) food (c) spoon
17. 17.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) foot (c) hit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) cheap (b) fit (c) book
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) spoon (b) boot (c) cook
23. 23.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) beat (b) cook (c) fit
26. 26.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
27. 27.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) chip (c) seen
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) wood (b) fill (c) shoe
31. 31.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) school (b) put (c) fill
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fill (b) push (c) tooth
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) shoe
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) look (c) feet
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) soon (c) seat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) seen
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sleep (b) book (c) sit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) book (b) blue (c) soon

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