Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 768 · 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 “boot”? (a) good (b) juice (c) still
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pool (b) pull (c) wood
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cook (b) pick (c) sheep
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) win (b) steal (c) sleep
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) seen (b) put (c) food
11. 11.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) sit (c) hood
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) leap (b) wool (c) lip
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) book (b) tooth (c) ship
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) soon (b) push (c) seen
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) put (b) sit (c) leap
21. 21.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
22. 22.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) bit (c) put
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) wood (b) ship (c) leap
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) food (b) wood (c) sleep
30. 30.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
31. 31.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
32. 32.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
33. 33.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
37. 37.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) full (b) cheap (c) sit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) blue (b) sheep (c) book
40. 40.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull

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