Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 959 · 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 “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) spoon (b) steal (c) look
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) push (b) meal (c) win
8. 8.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
9. 9.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
10. 10.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) school (c) pull
13. 13.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) meal (b) win (c) bit
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) beat (c) sit
19. 19.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) juice (b) look (c) cook
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) food
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) chip (b) blue (c) look
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) leap (b) moon (c) ship
24. 24.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) tooth (c) hood
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) fit (b) soon (c) full
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) meal (c) ship
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) meal (b) fit (c) feet
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) still (b) tooth (c) book
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sheep (b) heat (c) still
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) food (c) sit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) put (b) feel (c) sit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) put (b) moon (c) meal
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) cook (b) feel (c) win
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) slip (b) feet (c) pull

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