Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 484 · 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? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) soon (b) fit (c) full
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) sheep (b) tooth (c) book
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) tooth (b) hood (c) feet
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) still (b) leap (c) sit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wood (b) lip (c) juice
9. 9.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) look (b) blue (c) ship
11. 11.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) juice
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) ship (b) juice (c) meal
16. 16.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) seat
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) fit (c) wool
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) look (c) meal
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) moon (b) put (c) school
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cook (b) still (c) leap
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
25. 25.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fit (b) feel (c) meal
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) shoe (b) push (c) foot
30. 30.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) leap (c) bit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) tooth (b) wool (c) feel
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) bit (b) moon (c) cheap
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) bit (c) look
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) heat (b) slip (c) shoe
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) tooth (b) feet (c) chip
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) tooth

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