Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 183 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) wood
2. 2.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) pick (b) beat (c) seat
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) leap (b) fill (c) put
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) seat (b) pool (c) hood
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) wood (b) seat (c) ship
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) school (b) wool (c) fool
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) foot
13. 13.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) moon (b) leap (c) fill
15. 15.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
16. 16.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) slip (b) pick (c) meal
18. 18.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) soon
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) blue (b) good (c) lip
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) shoe (b) full (c) sleep
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) feel (b) tooth (c) push
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) hit (c) book
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hit (b) seat (c) wool
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) seen (b) moon (c) wool
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) meal (b) tooth (c) pick
31. 31.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
34. 34.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) sheep (b) foot (c) spoon
36. 36.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) food (b) look (c) seen
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) book (b) juice (c) pull

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