Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 708 · 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 “sheep”? (a) bit (b) win (c) seat
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
3. 3.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fool (b) pull (c) slip
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) steal (b) hit (c) hood
9. 9.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) leap (b) fill (c) chip
11. 11.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) hood (b) tooth (c) chip
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) shoe (b) seat (c) ship
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) steal (b) feel (c) chip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) still (b) wool (c) juice
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) full
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) book (b) shoe (c) feet
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) sit
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) win (b) seen (c) feet
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) ship (b) full (c) boot
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) spoon (b) cook (c) bit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) ship (b) chip (c) beat
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) hood (b) feel (c) juice
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cook (b) boot (c) win
35. 35.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hit (b) win (c) sleep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) steal (b) leap (c) fill
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) full (c) sit

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