Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 729 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) slip (b) cook (c) leap
3. 3.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feet (b) seen (c) hit
5. 5.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
6. 6.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) wood (c) shoe
8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fool (b) boot (c) full
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) foot
11. 11.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) sit (c) food
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) foot (b) boot (c) bit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) book (b) soon (c) boot
17. 17.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
18. 18.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) soon (b) good (c) boot
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) put (b) steal (c) sit
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) soon (c) look
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) heat (b) win (c) look
25. 25.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pick (b) sleep (c) fool
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) spoon (c) heat
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) soon (b) book (c) good
30. 30.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
31. 31.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) hood (b) pool (c) pull
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) slip (b) school (c) full
35. 35.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
36. 36.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
37. 37.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) sleep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) bit (b) pool (c) feel
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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