Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 712 · 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) steal (b) ship (c) seen
2. 2.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) shoe (b) fill (c) steal
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) fool (c) cook
5. 5.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
6. 6.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
7. 7.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
8. 8.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) soon (b) meal (c) foot
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fill (b) look (c) soon
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pull (b) boot (c) cheap
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) win (c) steal
14. 14.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) still (b) book (c) juice
16. 16.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) still (b) seat (c) sheep
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) put
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feet (b) ship (c) meal
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) wool (b) seen (c) fill
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) feet (c) lip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) cheap (c) fill
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) school (b) full (c) sheep
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) boot (b) seat (c) hit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) good (c) win
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) food
35. 35.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) look (c) pull
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) wool (b) seat (c) hit
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) meal (b) full (c) fill

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