Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 281 · 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? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sit (b) hood (c) meal
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cheap (b) seat (c) bit
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hood (b) shoe (c) slip
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) feet (b) tooth (c) full
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
11. 11.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) steal (c) pick
15. 15.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
16. 16.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
17. 17.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) tooth (c) seen
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) sleep (c) lip
21. 21.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sleep (b) boot (c) good
25. 25.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) feel (b) pool (c) book
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) shoe (b) seen (c) wood
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) pull (c) seat
31. 31.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) shoe
33. 33.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
34. 34.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) chip (c) good
37. 37.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seen (b) feel (c) fill
39. 39.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) push (b) full (c) shoe

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