Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 643 · 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? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) shoe (b) book (c) put
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) moon (b) look (c) wool
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) hood (b) foot (c) fool
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) chip (b) lip (c) cheap
7. 7.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
8. 8.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) seen (b) win (c) hit
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) fool (c) still
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) soon (b) sit (c) hood
14. 14.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) heat
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) food (b) put (c) wood
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) win (b) put (c) tooth
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seen (b) sit (c) chip
20. 20.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
21. 21.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) moon (c) sit
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feet (b) leap (c) pick
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) heat (b) look (c) fill
30. 30.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sit (b) seat (c) steal
32. 32.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) steal (b) juice (c) sit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) cheap (b) tooth (c) full
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) lip (c) push
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fit (b) fool (c) seat
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sleep (b) wool (c) ship
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) boot (c) fill

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