Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 954 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) heat (b) soon (c) wood
2. 2.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) steal (b) sheep (c) fill
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fill (b) boot (c) steal
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) spoon (c) beat
8. 8.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) good (b) leap (c) spoon
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) good (b) fool (c) soon
12. 12.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) juice
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) juice (b) fill (c) meal
15. 15.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
16. 16.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
17. 17.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) blue
19. 19.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
20. 20.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) win (b) seen (c) seat
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) blue (b) leap (c) chip
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
26. 26.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) bit (b) pull (c) beat
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) win (c) boot
31. 31.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) good (b) still (c) soon
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) seen (c) sleep
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) beat (b) hood (c) school
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) boot (b) wood (c) hit
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) heat (b) put (c) soon

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