Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 625 · 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? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) meal (c) slip
3. 3.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) fool
5. 5.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seat (b) hood (c) bit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) boot (b) hood (c) moon
8. 8.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
9. 9.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) put (b) pool (c) blue
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wood (b) book (c) blue
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) seat (b) book (c) boot
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) book (b) beat (c) chip
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
20. 20.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) bit (b) feet (c) steal
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) put (b) meal (c) soon
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) foot (b) fit (c) soon
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) still (b) cheap (c) tooth
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
29. 29.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) beat (b) bit (c) push
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) sheep (b) soon (c) cook
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) look (b) seen (c) still
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) bit (b) pick (c) heat
34. 34.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) boot (b) seen (c) foot
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) heat (b) moon (c) slip
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fool (b) chip (c) feet
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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