Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 582 · 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 “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) leap (b) ship (c) tooth
3. 3.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) fill (c) look
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) hood (c) good
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wood (b) foot (c) food
8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) hood (b) heat (c) soon
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) pull
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) hit (b) feet (c) cook
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hit (b) meal (c) wood
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) sit
16. 16.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) sheep
21. 21.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) meal (b) lip (c) seat
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) soon (b) hit (c) seen
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hit (b) leap (c) pool
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wood (b) wool (c) blue
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) full (b) juice (c) moon
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
29. 29.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seat (b) pick (c) pull
31. 31.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hood (b) full (c) soon
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) chip (b) hood (c) sleep
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) blue (b) still (c) hood
36. 36.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) food (c) bit
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) cook (b) book (c) school
40. 40.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit

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