Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 292 · 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) steal (b) still
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) spoon (c) slip
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wood (b) pool (c) bit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) still (b) tooth (c) feet
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) hit (c) seat
8. 8.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) boot (b) hood (c) seat
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) moon (b) bit (c) push
13. 13.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) spoon (b) good (c) ship
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) hit (b) put (c) food
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) seen (c) lip
17. 17.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) lip (b) hit (c) leap
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) hit (b) ship (c) seen
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) book (b) boot (c) tooth
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) push (b) juice (c) wood
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pull (b) ship (c) boot
25. 25.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) push
28. 28.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) school (b) book (c) still
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) sleep
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) boot (c) sleep
32. 32.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) shoe (b) lip (c) hood
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seat (b) good (c) pick
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
37. 37.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) heat (b) meal (c) slip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) bit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pick (b) boot (c) full

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