Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 900 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) wood (b) meal (c) hit
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) pick (c) leap
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) look (b) heat (c) moon
6. 6.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) sleep (b) spoon (c) full
9. 9.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) still (b) seat (c) school
12. 12.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
13. 13.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
14. 14.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
15. 15.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) slip (b) tooth (c) wool
17. 17.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) good (b) cook (c) juice
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) fit (c) sheep
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) bit (b) cook (c) boot
23. 23.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
24. 24.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) juice (c) boot
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) seen
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fill (b) pull (c) seen
29. 29.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) blue (b) book (c) shoe
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) fill
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) foot (c) chip
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) wool
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) book (b) shoe (c) moon
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) foot (b) pick (c) pool

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