Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 881 · 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 “sheep”? (a) slip (b) feet (c) full
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) wool (b) shoe (c) ship
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cheap (b) fill (c) pool
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sheep (b) meal (c) lip
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) foot (b) steal (c) school
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) school (b) look (c) wool
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) wool (b) feel (c) still
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) hood (c) bit
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) wood
14. 14.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seat (b) sit (c) wood
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fill (b) moon (c) leap
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) sheep (b) food (c) good
20. 20.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
24. 24.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
25. 25.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) soon (b) ship (c) seen
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) leap (b) still (c) juice
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) moon (b) full (c) tooth
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) soon
35. 35.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) book (b) good (c) tooth
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) leap (b) bit (c) feet
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fool (b) sit (c) feel
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) book (b) shoe (c) sit
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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