Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 932 · 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 “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) still (b) food (c) steal
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pull (b) win (c) seat
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) boot (b) good (c) fit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) push (b) fill (c) boot
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) bit (b) seat (c) hood
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) slip (b) sleep (c) meal
11. 11.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) steal (c) pull
15. 15.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fool (b) feel (c) lip
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wool (b) cheap (c) moon
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) moon (b) fill (c) feet
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) juice (b) boot (c) look
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
25. 25.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) put (c) sit
29. 29.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
30. 30.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
33. 33.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch

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