Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 645 · 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 “seat”? (a) leap (b) fill (c) ship
2. 2.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
3. 3.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hit (b) sit (c) seat
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) bit (c) blue
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) hit (b) tooth (c) seat
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
11. 11.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) good (c) school
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) pick
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) juice (b) fill (c) look
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) sheep (c) slip
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) juice (b) ship (c) heat
21. 21.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) hit (b) ship (c) seen
25. 25.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pull (b) leap (c) lip
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hit (b) wool (c) meal
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) beat (c) bit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pick (b) feet (c) steal
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) pick (c) feet
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) steal (c) sit
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) feel (b) wood (c) win
40. 40.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap

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