Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 978 · 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 “fool”? (a) pool (b) cook (c) put
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) slip (b) sheep (c) fill
3. 3.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) bit (b) juice (c) good
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) put
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) meal (b) cheap (c) still
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) slip (b) leap (c) moon
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) still (b) bit (c) heat
10. 10.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
12. 12.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) pool
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) tooth (b) lip (c) good
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) lip (b) blue (c) feel
18. 18.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) hood (b) pool (c) juice
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) fool
21. 21.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) push (c) bit
25. 25.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
26. 26.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) cheap (b) wool (c) spoon
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fit (b) food (c) meal
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) slip (b) sleep (c) spoon
33. 33.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) ship (b) cook (c) spoon
36. 36.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) food
38. 38.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wood (b) feel (c) food
40. 40.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull

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