Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 463 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feet (b) cheap (c) still
2. 2.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) school (c) ship
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) heat (c) hit
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) meal (b) food (c) put
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) chip
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) steal (b) leap (c) hit
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) sleep (c) put
16. 16.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) steal (b) spoon (c) wool
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) seen (b) moon (c) pull
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) beat
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) steal (c) bit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) look (b) fill (c) feet
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) seat (b) push (c) school
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) hit (b) soon (c) pull
30. 30.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
31. 31.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) fill (c) cheap
33. 33.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) blue (b) good (c) tooth
36. 36.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) shoe (b) cook (c) heat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) juice (b) feet (c) lip
39. 39.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fit (b) chip (c) sleep

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