Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 478 · 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? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) look
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) foot (c) sheep
5. 5.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
7. 7.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) tooth (b) wood (c) spoon
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) lip (c) seen
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) full (b) spoon (c) blue
12. 12.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
13. 13.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) seen (b) cook (c) fool
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fit (b) push (c) pool
16. 16.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) hood
18. 18.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
19. 19.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) school (c) wood
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) steal (b) put (c) win
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) put (c) ship
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) cheap (b) school (c) sit
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) moon
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) chip (b) pool (c) sheep
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) blue (b) chip (c) sheep
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) slip (b) heat (c) push
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pull (b) school (c) tooth
36. 36.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) beat (b) wood (c) pool
38. 38.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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