Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 111 · 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 fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) cheap (b) foot (c) spoon
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) juice (b) look (c) slip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) juice (b) lip (c) beat
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) push (b) fit (c) boot
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) sit (b) fool (c) look
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) heat (c) hit
14. 14.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) book (b) moon (c) hit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pick (b) look (c) shoe
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) sheep
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) juice (c) heat
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) school (b) wool (c) pick
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) beat (b) ship (c) heat
24. 24.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) fill (b) leap (c) wood
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) push (b) tooth (c) meal
27. 27.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
28. 28.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) steal (b) win (c) lip
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wood (b) hood (c) tooth
32. 32.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
33. 33.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wood (b) heat (c) moon
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) wool (b) feet (c) still
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) fill (c) moon
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) feel (c) still
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) feet
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) cook (b) good (c) spoon

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