Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 589 · 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 “soon”? (a) boot (b) foot (c) full
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) cook (c) fit
3. 3.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) beat (b) spoon (c) fit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) shoe (b) full (c) win
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) foot (b) shoe (c) ship
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) leap (b) chip (c) ship
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) steal (b) heat (c) still
11. 11.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) slip (b) put (c) soon
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) tooth (b) bit (c) seen
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) good (b) heat (c) fool
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) lip (c) fill
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) wool (b) seen (c) chip
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
20. 20.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pull (b) slip (c) meal
22. 22.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) still (b) seat (c) book
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pull (b) full (c) school
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) put (b) sit (c) soon
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
32. 32.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) tooth (b) cheap (c) slip
34. 34.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pick (b) sleep (c) school
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) spoon (b) pull (c) shoe
39. 39.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pick (b) tooth (c) foot

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