Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 118 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) seat (b) put (c) bit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) slip (b) meal (c) sleep
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) full (b) leap (c) lip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) food (b) full (c) foot
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) hood (c) fool
11. 11.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
12. 12.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
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 “chip”? (a) cheap (b) fill (c) leap
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
17. 17.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
19. 19.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
21. 21.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) slip (c) wood
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) juice (b) steal (c) pull
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) foot (b) shoe (c) put
27. 27.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
28. 28.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) ship (b) food (c) good
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sheep (b) feel (c) hit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) boot (b) full (c) beat
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) pull (b) feet (c) still
33. 33.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sheep (b) sleep (c) fill
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seen (b) moon (c) hit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) steal (b) juice (c) lip
37. 37.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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