Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 274 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
3. 3.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) still (b) push (c) blue
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) pick (c) seen
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) look
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) school (b) hit (c) sheep
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) bit (c) cook
12. 12.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) lip (c) leap
15. 15.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) food
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) feet (b) moon (c) put
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) book (b) slip (c) cheap
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) still (b) bit (c) heat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) boot (b) seen (c) full
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pool (b) good (c) meal
24. 24.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) still (b) push (c) seat
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) sheep (b) foot (c) school
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) seat (c) cook
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) seen (b) pick (c) ship
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) pull (c) feel
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) spoon (c) sit
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sit (b) cook (c) heat
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) cook
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wood (b) moon (c) still
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) spoon (c) push

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