Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 857 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wood (b) push (c) spoon
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) look (c) steal
4. 4.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
5. 5.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
6. 6.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
9. 9.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) seat (c) leap
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feet (b) sit (c) leap
12. 12.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fit (b) look (c) beat
15. 15.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) fit
17. 17.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
18. 18.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) wool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) chip (b) leap (c) lip
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) heat (b) blue (c) full
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) blue (b) cheap (c) look
26. 26.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) sheep
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) steal (b) seen (c) pick
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) hood (c) spoon
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pick (b) moon (c) cheap
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) steal (b) ship (c) full
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
37. 37.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) win (b) cook (c) cheap
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) wool (b) heat (c) ship
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) put (b) slip (c) seen

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