Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 728 · 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 “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) look (c) sheep
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) leap (b) blue (c) pull
7. 7.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) ship (b) chip (c) steal
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) soon (b) seen (c) still
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) shoe (b) put (c) steal
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) moon (c) full
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) look (b) hit (c) pool
20. 20.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
21. 21.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) wood (b) beat (c) pick
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) juice (b) feet (c) pull
25. 25.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) shoe (b) leap (c) look
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
30. 30.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
33. 33.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
34. 34.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) school (c) hit
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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