Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 405 · 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 “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) lip (b) cook (c) seen
3. 3.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) wood
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) sheep (c) still
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cook (b) spoon (c) fit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pick (b) wool (c) cheap
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) good (b) pool (c) wool
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pick (b) pull (c) food
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wool (b) fool (c) book
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) fill
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) lip (b) feet (c) feel
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) cook (c) food
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) pick (b) bit (c) beat
22. 22.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
23. 23.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
27. 27.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fit (b) feet (c) tooth
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) steal (b) win (c) fool
31. 31.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) bit (b) put (c) seat
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) fool (c) fit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) look (b) hood (c) tooth
36. 36.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) still (c) soon
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit

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