Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 896 · 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 “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) spoon (b) juice (c) full
6. 6.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) still (c) cheap
9. 9.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) heat (c) lip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) still (b) boot (c) beat
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) beat (b) seat (c) fill
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) cook (c) bit
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) blue (b) foot (c) moon
16. 16.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) ship (b) steal (c) wool
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) seen (c) tooth
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) slip (c) moon
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wood (b) heat (c) shoe
23. 23.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
24. 24.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wood (b) book (c) soon
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feet (b) hood (c) slip
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) wood (b) sheep (c) tooth
33. 33.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) soon (b) beat (c) foot
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) bit (b) blue (c) steal
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wood (b) pool (c) pick
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fit (b) cook (c) sleep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) wood (b) feel (c) fill
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) soon (b) fill (c) feel

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