Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 707 · 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 “bit”? (a) seat (b) still (c) moon
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) slip (b) seat (c) beat
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) school (b) beat (c) push
4. 4.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
5. 5.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) moon (c) sit
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) soon (b) foot (c) feel
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) school (c) still
10. 10.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
11. 11.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) tooth (b) bit (c) full
15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) heat (b) look (c) school
17. 17.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
18. 18.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) slip (b) feel (c) hit
22. 22.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) boot (c) slip
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
25. 25.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
26. 26.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) win (b) fill (c) leap
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) shoe (b) good (c) slip
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wood (b) tooth (c) put
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feet (b) cheap (c) win
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) seat (b) good (c) soon
39. 39.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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