Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 682 · 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 “put”? (a) juice (b) bit (c) full
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) cheap (b) tooth (c) look
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) steal
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) moon
6. 6.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) leap (b) sit (c) wood
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) good
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) seen (b) moon (c) cook
11. 11.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) meal (b) push (c) shoe
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) pick (c) spoon
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seat (b) pool (c) still
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) school (b) leap (c) put
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) pick (c) look
22. 22.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) seat (c) bit
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) heat (c) shoe
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) beat (b) fit (c) heat
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feel (b) hit (c) steal
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) school (b) cheap (c) look
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) moon (b) look (c) seat
36. 36.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) put (b) still (c) pool
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) leap (b) good (c) pick
39. 39.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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