Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 847 · 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? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) shoe (b) lip (c) heat
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) full (c) fit
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fool (b) moon (c) pull
10. 10.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
11. 11.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) ship (b) feet (c) pull
13. 13.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) tooth (b) heat (c) good
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) sit (b) fool (c) full
16. 16.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) meal (b) wood (c) ship
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) school (b) still (c) seen
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) seat (b) slip (c) pick
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seen (b) win (c) meal
22. 22.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) full (b) hit (c) seen
25. 25.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) book (b) boot (c) spoon
27. 27.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) leap (b) moon (c) hit
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) lip (b) feet (c) full
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) put (b) lip (c) sheep
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) school (b) look (c) sleep
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) push (b) sit (c) beat
34. 34.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) full (b) fill (c) fool
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) bit (b) steal (c) meal
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) sheep
40. 40.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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