Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 383 · 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.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fool (b) cheap (c) book
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) blue (b) cheap (c) full
5. 5.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) heat (b) fit (c) soon
7. 7.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) food
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) lip (b) feet (c) book
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) still (b) slip (c) sleep
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fill (b) blue (c) push
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) soon (b) pick (c) full
16. 16.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) school (c) bit
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) soon (b) fill (c) pull
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) boot (c) wood
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) wood (b) fit (c) beat
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) leap (b) heat (c) still
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) shoe (b) win (c) wool
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) leap (b) win (c) wool
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) school (b) steal (c) look
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) food (b) blue (c) cook
28. 28.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) wool
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) spoon (b) look (c) sit
31. 31.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) good (b) ship (c) leap
33. 33.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
34. 34.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) chip (b) blue (c) cook
36. 36.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
37. 37.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) leap (c) fill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) moon (c) feel
40. 40.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach

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