Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 406 · 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? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) food (b) cheap (c) wood
6. 6.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) push (b) tooth (c) boot
9. 9.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) push (b) hit (c) tooth
13. 13.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) bit (c) feel
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) put (b) school (c) ship
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) slip (b) leap (c) cook
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) meal
19. 19.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) leap (c) ship
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) boot (b) still (c) sheep
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) cheap
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) food (b) heat (c) book
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) steal (b) still (c) feet
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pull (b) juice (c) steal
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) boot (b) beat (c) cook
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fill (b) seen (c) heat
32. 32.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fit (b) food (c) sheep
34. 34.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sheep (b) shoe (c) ship
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) boot
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) hit (b) seat (c) spoon
40. 40.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat

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