Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 801 · 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: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) boot (b) full (c) leap
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) hit (b) spoon (c) heat
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) boot (b) feel (c) book
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) wool (b) juice (c) fool
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) cook (b) full (c) pool
14. 14.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) feet (c) still
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) seat (c) win
17. 17.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feet (b) good (c) lip
19. 19.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) wood (b) fit (c) feet
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) put (b) fool (c) chip
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) book (c) blue
23. 23.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) sheep
25. 25.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) ship
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) bit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) steal (c) fool
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) hood (c) food
30. 30.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) leap (b) pick (c) wool
32. 32.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) leap (b) fill (c) pick
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) slip (c) heat
38. 38.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) tooth (b) hit (c) look

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