Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 580 · 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? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) leap (b) full (c) shoe
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) sheep (b) pool (c) cook
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) slip (b) bit (c) heat
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) leap (b) hood (c) ship
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) juice (b) full (c) feet
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) spoon (b) good (c) seen
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) fool (b) pick (c) put
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) heat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) foot (b) moon (c) beat
23. 23.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) slip (b) put (c) steal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) full (b) spoon (c) pull
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) chip (c) cheap
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) hood (b) school (c) sleep
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) school (b) lip (c) book
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) pool (c) feet
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sit (b) shoe (c) feel
34. 34.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) ship (b) cheap (c) lip
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
38. 38.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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