Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 271 · 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? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) bit (b) blue (c) look
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) still (b) look (c) blue
10. 10.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) pool
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) boot (b) feel (c) put
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) food (c) chip
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) win (b) cheap (c) seen
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) juice (b) foot (c) steal
21. 21.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pick (b) look (c) pool
23. 23.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sleep (b) fit (c) sit
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) moon (b) lip (c) cook
27. 27.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) bit (b) juice (c) hood
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) fit (b) seat (c) fool
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) wood (c) heat
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) put (b) foot (c) school
33. 33.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) win (b) cheap (c) fill
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pool (b) good (c) wool
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) cheap (b) soon (c) ship
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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