Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 875 · 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 “seat”? (a) good (b) ship (c) beat
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fill (b) soon (c) hood
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) book (b) feet (c) chip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) cook (b) feel (c) tooth
5. 5.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
9. 9.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) look (b) fool (c) steal
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wood (b) food (c) tooth
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) win (b) slip (c) cheap
13. 13.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) sheep (c) bit
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) look (b) beat (c) moon
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) put (c) juice
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) moon (b) fit (c) feel
24. 24.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fill (b) wood (c) beat
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
28. 28.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
29. 29.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
30. 30.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
31. 31.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feel (b) cheap (c) hit
33. 33.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) leap
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) steal (b) seen (c) chip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) chip
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) slip (c) school
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) book (b) food (c) feet
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) juice (b) hood (c) pull

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