Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 716 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) steal (b) push (c) boot
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) still (b) seat (c) food
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) full (b) heat (c) food
5. 5.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pick (b) wood (c) steal
7. 7.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hood (b) blue (c) beat
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) good (b) beat (c) tooth
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) bit (b) cheap (c) cook
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) book (b) leap (c) ship
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pick (b) win (c) beat
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) full (b) boot (c) steal
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) juice (b) hit (c) wool
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) beat (b) wood (c) spoon
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) win (b) feel (c) sit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) bit (b) sheep (c) fool
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) wood (b) bit (c) meal
23. 23.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) win
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) blue (b) hood (c) juice
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
30. 30.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) tooth (b) bit (c) meal
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) cook (b) fit (c) spoon
34. 34.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) good (c) leap
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
38. 38.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) slip (b) leap (c) school
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) hit (c) cheap

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