Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 663 · 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 bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feel (b) win (c) ship
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) chip (b) wool (c) fool
7. 7.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) book (c) lip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) spoon (c) beat
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) juice (b) tooth (c) full
12. 12.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
13. 13.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) bit (b) ship (c) seen
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) win (b) push (c) cheap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seen (b) cheap (c) hit
17. 17.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) ship (b) foot (c) pool
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sit (b) full (c) feel
20. 20.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) sit (c) wood
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) bit (b) blue (c) full
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) feet
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) hood (b) leap (c) hit
26. 26.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wool (b) sit (c) tooth
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) win (c) shoe
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hit (b) shoe (c) wool
30. 30.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) meal (b) beat (c) hit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) slip (b) fill (c) seat
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) sit (b) look (c) spoon
34. 34.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) lip (b) seat (c) shoe
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) shoe (c) beat
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) sleep (b) juice (c) pull
40. 40.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit

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