Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 472 · 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? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cook (b) sheep (c) fill
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
9. 9.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) look (b) pick (c) juice
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) pick (c) sleep
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) shoe (c) chip
16. 16.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) win (b) juice (c) heat
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) foot
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) beat (b) lip (c) slip
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) cook (b) sleep (c) chip
24. 24.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
25. 25.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
28. 28.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) soon (b) heat (c) win
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fill (b) put (c) pool
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) meal
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) cook (c) win
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) push (b) blue (c) juice
36. 36.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) blue (b) push (c) pull
38. 38.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pick (b) seen (c) lip
40. 40.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel

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