Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 648 · 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 “fill”? (a) pick (b) look (c) sleep
2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) moon (b) win (c) foot
6. 6.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) spoon (b) tooth (c) wool
8. 8.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) wood (b) win (c) pool
12. 12.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) food (b) wool (c) pick
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) full (b) fit (c) sleep
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sleep (b) sheep (c) chip
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) fool (c) sheep
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) tooth (b) slip (c) feet
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) put (b) fill (c) pool
20. 20.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) steal (b) wood (c) pick
22. 22.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seat (b) feet (c) pick
25. 25.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fit (b) sit (c) heat
27. 27.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) look (c) moon
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) soon
30. 30.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) food (c) feel
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) sit (b) put (c) soon
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) feet (b) hood (c) shoe
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) bit (c) book
38. 38.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
39. 39.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cheap (b) book (c) boot

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