Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 861 · 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 “hit”? (a) feet (b) sit (c) sleep
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fool (b) moon (c) pull
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fit (b) pull (c) juice
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) school
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fill (b) fool (c) sleep
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) chip (b) tooth (c) look
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) slip
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) food (b) ship (c) sleep
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) tooth (b) seat (c) sit
17. 17.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
18. 18.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) soon (b) heat (c) hood
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) spoon (b) cook (c) sit
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) seen (c) sit
24. 24.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) fit (c) sheep
26. 26.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) look (b) steal (c) spoon
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) win (b) beat (c) foot
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) seat (b) juice (c) wool
32. 32.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
33. 33.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) hit (b) leap (c) sleep
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) cheap (b) good (c) fill
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) food (b) lip (c) look
40. 40.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit

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