Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 944 · 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 “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seen (b) still (c) cook
4. 4.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
5. 5.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fit (b) cheap (c) moon
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) feet (c) pool
8. 8.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
9. 9.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
10. 10.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wool (b) spoon (c) pick
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) push (c) win
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) cook (b) beat (c) sit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fit (b) put (c) cheap
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) school (b) cheap (c) fill
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) beat (b) wool (c) shoe
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) moon (b) pick (c) seen
21. 21.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) meal (b) pick (c) beat
24. 24.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) boot (c) bit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) juice
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) moon (b) school (c) put
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) wool (c) bit
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) shoe (b) good (c) cheap
32. 32.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) juice (b) look (c) boot
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) wool (b) sleep (c) fill
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hood (b) leap (c) blue
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) steal (b) blue (c) sit
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) pick (c) put
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool

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