Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 923 · 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? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
2. 2.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
3. 3.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
6. 6.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) sheep (b) book (c) boot
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
12. 12.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
14. 14.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) seen (c) ship
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cheap (b) lip (c) shoe
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) good (b) sit (c) beat
20. 20.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) moon (c) hood
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) foot (b) feel (c) moon
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) soon (b) feel (c) wood
24. 24.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) feel (b) tooth (c) fit
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) look (b) tooth (c) lip
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) slip (b) fool (c) cook
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) slip (b) moon (c) feel
30. 30.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) meal (b) full (c) fit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) book (b) beat (c) hit
33. 33.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) feet (b) moon (c) wood
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) book (b) boot (c) blue
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pull (b) book (c) soon
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fool (b) blue (c) pull
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) feel (c) bit
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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