Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 148 · 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? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) sit (c) leap
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) look (c) blue
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) lip (c) cheap
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) foot (c) feet
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sleep (b) chip (c) wood
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) book (b) bit (c) feet
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) wool
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) feet
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) tooth (b) look (c) ship
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) slip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) moon (b) sheep (c) ship
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) blue (c) pull
24. 24.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hit (b) look (c) beat
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) pool
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) leap (c) school
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) full (b) sheep (c) slip
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pool (b) full (c) sheep
36. 36.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
37. 37.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) lip (b) sheep (c) wool

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