Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 341 · 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? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) foot
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) heat (b) school (c) wood
8. 8.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) feet
13. 13.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) slip (b) cheap (c) feel
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) food (b) win (c) cook
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) feet (b) put (c) hit
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) boot (c) look
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) lip (b) spoon (c) pull
27. 27.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) ship (b) feet (c) slip
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) bit (c) feet
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) look (b) pick (c) shoe
34. 34.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) bit (b) seat (c) cook
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) fill (c) cheap
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wood (b) heat (c) fool
39. 39.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel

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