Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 236 · 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? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) seen
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) beat (b) moon (c) wool
4. 4.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) ship (b) sheep (c) chip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) blue (b) push (c) boot
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) look (b) pool (c) slip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fit (b) soon (c) heat
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) lip (c) hood
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) leap (b) pull (c) tooth
14. 14.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
15. 15.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) soon (b) put (c) win
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pull (b) juice (c) food
20. 20.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) good (c) juice
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) good (b) full (c) food
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) spoon
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) spoon (b) push (c) fit
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) lip (b) sleep (c) juice
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
32. 32.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) juice (c) wool
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) sheep (c) bit
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) full (c) juice
40. 40.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit

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