Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 466 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) bit (b) sheep (c) look
2. 2.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sleep (b) slip (c) fit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) foot (b) sleep (c) chip
7. 7.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) wood
10. 10.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) win (b) wood (c) boot
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) leap (b) blue (c) wool
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) full (b) soon (c) pool
16. 16.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) feel (b) blue (c) good
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
23. 23.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) pull (c) still
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) juice (b) good (c) blue
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) fool (c) pool
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) cook (b) win (c) beat
30. 30.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) lip (b) school (c) cook
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) put (b) steal (c) tooth
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) hit (b) foot (c) meal
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) moon (b) slip (c) wood
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) seat (b) blue (c) wool
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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