Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 480 · 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 “pool”? (a) school (b) wood (c) feel
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feet (b) moon (c) chip
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) wool (b) leap (c) slip
4. 4.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pick (b) look (c) school
11. 11.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
12. 12.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) fit (c) meal
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) pick (b) steal (c) leap
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) hood (b) hit (c) fool
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wood (b) boot (c) lip
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) steal (b) bit (c) book
25. 25.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) slip (b) look (c) juice
30. 30.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) still (b) meal (c) feet
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) foot (b) win (c) tooth
33. 33.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) win (b) fool (c) seen
36. 36.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) steal (c) lip
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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