Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 140 · 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? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) spoon (c) slip
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feel (b) ship (c) sit
4. 4.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pull (b) sit (c) soon
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) hit (c) boot
7. 7.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) meal (b) wool (c) fool
9. 9.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) feet (b) wood (c) blue
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) still (b) seat (c) feet
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) fool
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) steal (b) school (c) bit
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) juice
24. 24.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hood (b) shoe (c) wool
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cheap (b) feel (c) ship
31. 31.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) feel (b) book (c) pick
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) feel (b) pull (c) juice
35. 35.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) wool (b) win (c) seat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) hood (b) food (c) juice
39. 39.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) beat (c) pick

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