Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 474 · 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 “sit”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) seat
2. 2.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) pick (b) leap (c) seen
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) spoon (b) feel (c) push
6. 6.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
8. 8.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) soon (b) hit (c) sheep
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) still (b) pull (c) moon
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cheap (b) fill (c) hood
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) leap (b) bit (c) pick
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) chip (b) blue (c) seen
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) put
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) good (b) fool (c) boot
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feet (b) seat (c) fit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) sleep (b) juice (c) look
28. 28.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
31. 31.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) ship (b) moon (c) feel
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) soon (b) lip (c) leap
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) put (b) blue (c) pool
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) slip (b) food (c) pull
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) meal (b) fool (c) full
37. 37.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
38. 38.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) spoon (b) fit (c) feel
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) moon (b) put (c) chip

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