Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 815 · 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 “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) win (b) seen (c) lip
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hood (b) put (c) food
4. 4.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) cook
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) steal (b) good (c) sit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) heat (b) pool (c) bit
9. 9.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) ship (c) cook
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) win (b) good (c) steal
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pool (b) good (c) feel
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) boot (c) cheap
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) soon (b) beat (c) sit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) hit (b) pick (c) seat
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) good (b) lip (c) tooth
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) slip (b) school (c) feel
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pull (b) slip (c) juice
28. 28.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) fit (c) feel
30. 30.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) fool (c) bit
32. 32.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
34. 34.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) book (b) foot (c) shoe
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) lip
38. 38.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) boot (b) sheep (c) ship
40. 40.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each

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