Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 246 · 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 “hit”? (a) cheap (b) beat (c) sit
2. 2.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) full (b) pick (c) soon
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) school (c) slip
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) win (b) pull (c) pool
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) soon (b) foot (c) cheap
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) pool
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) juice (b) leap (c) good
15. 15.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) slip (b) fool (c) sheep
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) pool
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) pull
19. 19.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) heat (b) look (c) juice
21. 21.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) bit (b) good (c) leap
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cheap (b) food (c) pull
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) heat (b) bit (c) spoon
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) good (b) tooth (c) sit
33. 33.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fool (b) lip (c) seen
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) put (c) fool
40. 40.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap

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