Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 173 · 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? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
3. 3.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) soon (b) juice (c) put
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) seat
6. 6.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sit (b) heat (c) seat
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) slip (b) foot (c) shoe
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) school (b) lip (c) hood
10. 10.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) boot
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fill (b) book (c) seen
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) wool (b) soon (c) fool
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) book (b) slip (c) feel
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) bit (c) sleep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) blue (b) look (c) school
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) steal (b) slip (c) boot
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) food (b) slip (c) cheap
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cheap (b) bit (c) beat
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) spoon (b) pick (c) seen
30. 30.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
31. 31.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
32. 32.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) look (b) sit (c) cheap
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) beat (c) win
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) foot (b) shoe (c) tooth
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) boot (b) leap (c) sit
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) put (b) sleep (c) bit

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