Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 365 · 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? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) book (b) soon (c) steal
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fit (b) pool (c) book
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) wool (b) feel (c) ship
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) feel (c) spoon
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) food (b) win (c) beat
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) steal (c) fill
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) win (b) feel (c) cheap
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) full (b) ship (c) feel
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) chip (b) beat (c) soon
22. 22.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) push (b) food (c) moon
25. 25.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) fill (c) wool
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) push (b) fool (c) seat
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) bit (b) hit (c) steal
29. 29.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) still (b) seat (c) fill
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sit (b) feel (c) hit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) fit (c) feel
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) look (b) pool (c) seen
34. 34.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pick (b) seat (c) shoe
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) pull (c) juice
37. 37.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) chip (b) food (c) wood

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