Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 138 · 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? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feel (b) ship (c) school
3. 3.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
5. 5.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
6. 6.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) still (b) meal (c) feel
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) fool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fit (b) cook (c) cheap
11. 11.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) good
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) spoon (b) pull (c) lip
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sit (b) foot (c) steal
18. 18.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) juice (b) lip (c) full
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) tooth (b) slip (c) push
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hood (b) full (c) boot
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) feet
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) wool (b) tooth (c) slip
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
33. 33.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) moon (b) steal (c) slip
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) wood
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) beat (b) foot (c) sit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) bit (b) blue (c) beat
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) blue (b) chip (c) cheap
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) blue (c) look

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