Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 385 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) still (c) foot
2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sit (b) feel (c) fill
5. 5.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) wool
8. 8.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) school (c) look
10. 10.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) seen
12. 12.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) seen (b) moon (c) push
14. 14.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) boot (b) full (c) blue
16. 16.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) fill (c) hood
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pull (b) blue (c) sheep
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seat (b) shoe (c) fill
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) heat (b) blue (c) hit
27. 27.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
28. 28.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) cheap (b) hit (c) boot
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sit (b) boot (c) seat
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seen (b) foot (c) sit
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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