Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 838 · 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 “fit”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) seat
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) shoe (b) feel (c) wood
3. 3.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pool (b) meal (c) lip
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) still (b) tooth (c) seen
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) leap (b) pick (c) juice
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) lip (b) leap (c) sit
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) push (b) ship (c) school
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) slip (b) fill (c) seen
12. 12.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fit (b) school (c) pull
14. 14.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) foot (b) cook (c) spoon
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) put (c) boot
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
19. 19.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) foot (b) beat (c) food
21. 21.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) slip (b) foot (c) cheap
23. 23.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
26. 26.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) feel (c) win
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) good (b) cheap (c) juice
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) leap (b) foot (c) pool
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fill (b) win (c) steal
34. 34.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) bit (b) leap (c) fool
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) spoon (b) tooth (c) book
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) fool (b) beat (c) full
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) school (b) look (c) put
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) cheap (b) pick (c) moon
40. 40.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal

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