Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 527 · 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 “win”? (a) sleep (b) beat (c) fit
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pick (b) look (c) sheep
3. 3.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) full (b) sheep (c) food
7. 7.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) blue (c) hood
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) sleep
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cook (b) cheap (c) sit
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) juice (b) wood (c) tooth
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pool (b) hit (c) hood
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) food (b) seat (c) still
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) ship (b) leap (c) soon
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) food (b) cook (c) ship
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) bit (b) hood (c) feel
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) blue (c) cheap
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) juice (b) bit (c) cook
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) cook (b) spoon (c) lip
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) wood (b) boot (c) soon
29. 29.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) full (c) tooth
31. 31.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
37. 37.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
38. 38.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) wool (b) shoe (c) win
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) lip

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