Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 609 · 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? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) good (b) seat (c) bit
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) beat (b) chip (c) still
4. 4.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) put (b) sheep (c) shoe
8. 8.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
9. 9.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) soon (b) hit (c) cook
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) pool (c) meal
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) tooth (b) ship (c) meal
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) meal
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) steal (b) meal (c) sit
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) still (b) feet (c) feel
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) foot (b) lip (c) beat
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feet (b) good (c) hit
22. 22.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) meal (b) moon (c) wool
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) juice (c) lip
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) wool
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
29. 29.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) push (c) leap
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) school (b) foot (c) still
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) chip (b) win (c) sheep
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hood (b) fill (c) leap
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fool (b) fill (c) book
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) blue (b) wood (c) seat
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship

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