Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 200 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) wool (c) pool
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) slip (b) steal (c) shoe
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) fill (c) cheap
10. 10.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) ship (b) spoon (c) wool
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) bit (b) seat (c) sheep
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) slip (b) wood (c) seen
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) blue
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) tooth
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) sleep
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) fill (c) ship
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) look (b) bit (c) juice
24. 24.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) feet (c) boot
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fit (b) heat (c) juice
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) juice (b) push (c) cheap
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) put (c) leap
29. 29.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
30. 30.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) lip (b) juice (c) pull
32. 32.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) full (b) lip (c) moon
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) hit (c) moon
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
36. 36.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
37. 37.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) good (c) hit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) put (b) school (c) bit

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