Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 335 · 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 “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) cook (c) tooth
8. 8.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) foot (b) blue (c) steal
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) ship (b) school (c) push
13. 13.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) foot (b) seen (c) boot
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cook (b) bit (c) sleep
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) still (b) chip (c) heat
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) shoe (b) fill (c) push
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) juice (b) sheep (c) sit
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) foot (b) wool (c) pool
30. 30.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
31. 31.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) soon (b) wool (c) book
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) feet
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) full (b) blue (c) leap
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) boot (c) ship
37. 37.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) good (b) ship (c) fool
39. 39.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) tooth (b) put (c) seen

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