Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 233 · 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? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) full (b) moon (c) wool
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) soon (b) heat (c) good
4. 4.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) shoe (b) push (c) fill
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) book (c) ship
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) cheap (b) win (c) lip
9. 9.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) soon (b) slip (c) seen
11. 11.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wood (b) shoe (c) cook
13. 13.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) seen (c) wood
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) sit (c) spoon
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) hood
17. 17.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) cheap (c) ship
19. 19.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) good (b) meal (c) chip
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) leap (b) hood (c) boot
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cheap (b) bit (c) feel
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seen (b) fit (c) leap
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) pick
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) slip (b) feel (c) book
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) feel
34. 34.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) bit (b) sheep (c) push
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) spoon (b) fill (c) put
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) heat (b) slip (c) foot
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) fit

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