Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 780 · 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? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) foot (b) feet (c) blue
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) juice (b) wood (c) shoe
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) feet
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) fit (c) steal
9. 9.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) meal (b) spoon (c) ship
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) leap (c) sit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) blue (b) spoon (c) full
13. 13.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) chip (b) leap (c) slip
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) tooth (b) seen (c) sit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) bit (b) sleep (c) meal
17. 17.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
18. 18.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sleep (b) wool (c) ship
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) lip (b) meal (c) soon
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) boot (b) ship (c) sheep
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
24. 24.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
25. 25.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) leap (c) fill
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hood (b) sheep (c) pick
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) fit (c) sleep
30. 30.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) blue (b) feet (c) lip
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) foot (b) heat (c) food
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pick (b) good (c) pool
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pool (b) feet (c) pick
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) hood (b) leap (c) blue
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) book (b) lip (c) spoon
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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