Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 486 · 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: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) heat (b) fill (c) spoon
6. 6.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) heat (b) sit (c) moon
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) still (b) fit (c) sleep
10. 10.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) leap (b) moon (c) good
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) book
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) wood (b) sit (c) leap
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fill (b) heat (c) full
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) boot (c) feel
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) heat (b) juice (c) foot
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) fool
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) cheap (b) lip (c) blue
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) shoe (b) cheap (c) ship
36. 36.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fool (b) put (c) sit
40. 40.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel

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