Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 219 · 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? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) juice (c) fit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) ship (b) cheap (c) fit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hit (b) pick (c) seat
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) moon (b) wood (c) heat
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) blue (b) bit (c) seen
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) fit (c) feel
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) shoe (c) steal
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) beat (b) fill (c) bit
17. 17.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) book (b) cheap (c) still
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) book
21. 21.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
22. 22.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sheep (b) put (c) ship
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) fill (c) seen
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) slip (b) sheep (c) leap
29. 29.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) moon (b) look (c) slip
31. 31.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) full (b) sleep (c) lip
33. 33.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) look (b) juice (c) win
35. 35.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) lip (b) wood (c) heat
37. 37.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) full (b) bit (c) feet
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) fool (b) put (c) steal

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