Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 898 · 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 “pool”? (a) win (b) full (c) blue
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
3. 3.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) hood (b) school (c) bit
11. 11.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wool (b) juice (c) seen
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) good (b) slip (c) soon
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) fill (b) wood (c) blue
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) boot (b) tooth (c) wool
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fool (b) cheap (c) sit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) wood (b) blue (c) boot
21. 21.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) hood (c) steal
23. 23.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) good (b) leap (c) food
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) lip (b) sleep (c) blue
28. 28.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) moon (c) still
30. 30.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) full (c) sheep
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) cook (b) school (c) push
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) heat
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) juice
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) heat (b) fool (c) still
39. 39.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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