Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 700 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) moon (b) fit (c) wood
2. 2.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) moon (b) fill (c) push
6. 6.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wool (b) food (c) cook
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) full (b) pick (c) seat
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) blue (b) heat (c) full
11. 11.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) cheap (b) bit (c) feel
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) wool (b) meal (c) fill
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wood (b) pull (c) tooth
20. 20.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hood (b) pick (c) meal
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) moon (c) lip
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) chip (b) seat (c) hood
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) sheep (b) push (c) blue
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) feet
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cook (b) shoe (c) feel
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) shoe (b) lip (c) feel
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) spoon (c) feet
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) school (c) lip
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) food
34. 34.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
35. 35.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) foot
37. 37.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
38. 38.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) slip (b) boot (c) look
40. 40.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat

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