Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 639 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wool (b) heat (c) blue
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) hit (b) meal (c) pick
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) hit (c) pull
6. 6.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sleep (b) feet (c) slip
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) still (b) feel (c) seat
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) soon (b) win (c) beat
12. 12.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
13. 13.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
14. 14.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
15. 15.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) good (b) leap (c) food
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) boot (b) put (c) still
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) soon (b) sheep (c) ship
20. 20.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) good (b) win (c) tooth
22. 22.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) bit (c) heat
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) fit
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) push (b) pick (c) beat
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) feel (b) fit (c) push
30. 30.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) fool (b) seat (c) look
32. 32.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
33. 33.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) wool (c) ship
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wood (b) cook (c) soon
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) blue (b) hood (c) heat
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill

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