Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 92 · 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 “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) good
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) good (b) tooth (c) beat
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) heat (c) book
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) lip (b) cook (c) juice
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) feet
11. 11.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) fill (c) sheep
16. 16.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) food (c) feel
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) sleep
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) good (b) chip (c) boot
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) food (b) wood (c) juice
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) sleep (b) blue (c) wood
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
27. 27.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wool (b) look (c) soon
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) food (b) cook (c) beat
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) chip (b) blue (c) leap
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) chip (b) hit (c) feel
33. 33.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) cook (b) meal (c) spoon
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) tooth (b) chip (c) book
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) shoe (b) pick (c) feel
39. 39.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) food (b) put (c) steal

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