Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 423 · 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 “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) feel (c) put
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) sleep (c) cheap
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) soon
7. 7.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) chip (b) push (c) tooth
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) push (b) bit (c) meal
10. 10.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
11. 11.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
13. 13.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) wool (b) cheap (c) still
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) meal (b) juice (c) bit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) slip (b) fool (c) hood
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) seen (b) book (c) blue
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cook (b) foot (c) moon
22. 22.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
23. 23.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
24. 24.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
25. 25.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) moon (b) still (c) beat
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fill (b) spoon (c) hood
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) wool (b) food (c) juice
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) full
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feet (b) lip (c) win
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) blue (b) spoon (c) full
37. 37.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) soon (b) pull (c) fill
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) soon (b) look (c) win

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