Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 644 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) sheep
6. 6.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) steal (b) pull (c) fool
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pick (b) fool (c) put
10. 10.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) seat (c) look
17. 17.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
19. 19.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) fill (c) look
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) put
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) soon (b) sheep (c) wood
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) bit (b) hit (c) sheep
25. 25.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) hood (b) soon (c) juice
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) cheap
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) seen (b) spoon (c) still
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) moon (b) fit (c) wood
30. 30.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) wool (b) beat (c) ship
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) school (b) look (c) foot
34. 34.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) still (b) put (c) tooth
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) book (b) heat (c) pick

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