Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 545 · 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 “push”? (a) boot (b) ship (c) full
2. 2.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seen (b) look (c) lip
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) lip (b) sleep (c) wood
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hood (b) bit (c) sheep
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) full (b) sleep (c) spoon
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) still (b) feel (c) tooth
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) school (b) wood (c) pool
11. 11.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) moon (b) cheap (c) put
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fit (b) bit (c) steal
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) push (b) fool (c) hood
15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fool (b) wood (c) foot
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) lip (c) steal
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) wool (b) sheep (c) slip
20. 20.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
21. 21.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
22. 22.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
23. 23.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) school (b) fill (c) feel
27. 27.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) put (b) boot (c) blue
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) win (b) wood (c) school
30. 30.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) meal (b) pull (c) still
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) moon (b) boot (c) cook
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seen (b) juice (c) hit
36. 36.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
37. 37.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
38. 38.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) chip (b) leap (c) feel

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