Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 665 · 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 “lip”? (a) look (b) bit (c) seat
2. 2.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) foot (b) seen (c) chip
4. 4.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) look (b) pool (c) spoon
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) slip (b) boot (c) foot
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) win (b) put (c) seat
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) sleep (c) chip
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) school (b) push (c) meal
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pull (b) boot (c) food
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) meal (c) still
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) meal (b) spoon (c) hit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) push (b) wool (c) shoe
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) tooth (b) cheap (c) wood
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) look (b) cheap (c) fit
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) ship (b) cook (c) spoon
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pool (b) seen (c) wool
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) hit (b) tooth (c) steal
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) bit (b) shoe (c) sleep
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) moon (b) book (c) push
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) fool
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) chip (b) put (c) heat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) steal (c) win
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) ship (b) juice (c) leap
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
36. 36.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
37. 37.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) slip

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