Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 836 · 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 “heat”? (a) feet (b) chip (c) book
2. 2.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
5. 5.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) juice (b) still (c) sheep
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) tooth (b) still (c) wool
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fool (b) food (c) foot
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) tooth (b) wool (c) put
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) push (b) fool (c) foot
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) shoe (b) sit (c) good
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) still (c) feet
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
17. 17.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) slip (b) steal (c) full
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) chip (c) pool
22. 22.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) win (b) leap (c) pick
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) lip (b) heat (c) fit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pick (b) seat (c) feel
26. 26.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) wood (b) boot (c) shoe
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) leap (b) tooth (c) look
30. 30.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) hood (b) food (c) beat
32. 32.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
33. 33.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) put
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fit (b) foot (c) shoe
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) still (c) seat
39. 39.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) blue (c) meal

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