Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 871 · 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? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
2. 2.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) win (b) cheap (c) food
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) leap (b) book (c) moon
5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fill (b) hit (c) meal
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feel (b) beat (c) hit
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) still (b) ship (c) heat
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sheep (b) foot (c) sit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) push (b) pick (c) leap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) lip (b) tooth (c) heat
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hit (b) food (c) book
16. 16.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
17. 17.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) soon (b) wool (c) put
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pull (b) boot (c) moon
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sleep (b) fill (c) fool
22. 22.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) tooth (b) feel (c) win
25. 25.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
26. 26.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) still (c) steal
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) feel (b) tooth (c) full
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) beat (c) chip
30. 30.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) pick (b) cheap (c) fit
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) school (c) push
35. 35.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) hood (b) school (c) blue
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) book (b) win (c) cheap
38. 38.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
39. 39.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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