Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 956 · 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? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) fool (b) seat (c) cook
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) soon (b) food (c) full
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) wool (b) beat (c) fit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) beat (b) cook (c) fool
11. 11.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) win (b) juice (c) meal
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) fill (b) foot (c) seat
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) boot (b) hood (c) put
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) cheap (b) school (c) sit
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pull (b) fit (c) boot
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) lip (b) food (c) full
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) spoon (b) still (c) beat
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pick (b) tooth (c) feel
25. 25.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
26. 26.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) shoe (b) slip (c) leap
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) leap (b) spoon (c) chip
29. 29.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pick (b) hood (c) seat
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) soon (b) win (c) cook
34. 34.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) lip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) still (c) meal
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) good (c) moon
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fit (b) wool (c) feet
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) moon (b) win (c) sheep
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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