Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 462 · 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) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) food (b) leap (c) look
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) school (c) fill
5. 5.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) still (b) seen (c) full
7. 7.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) tooth (b) win (c) feet
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) pool (b) sheep (c) slip
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) slip (b) sheep (c) leap
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) push (b) moon (c) hood
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) moon (b) feel (c) hit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) fill
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) hit (b) hood (c) fool
21. 21.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) lip (b) look (c) feet
28. 28.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
29. 29.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
31. 31.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) foot (b) hood (c) spoon
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) cheap (b) fit (c) hit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) spoon (b) seat (c) good
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) moon (b) full (c) ship
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) feet (b) good (c) school
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) shoe (c) full

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