Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 986 · 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? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) food (b) fit (c) seen
3. 3.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feet (b) food (c) sit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) ship (b) feet (c) tooth
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) wood (b) fit (c) seat
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) chip (b) seen (c) seat
8. 8.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) spoon
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) heat (b) juice (c) bit
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) beat (b) hit (c) chip
14. 14.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
17. 17.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) sleep (b) fool (c) push
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) cheap (b) spoon (c) chip
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) foot (b) steal (c) ship
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fill (b) leap (c) sleep
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) good (c) school
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) meal (b) boot (c) good
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) heat (b) wool (c) slip
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) look (b) foot (c) pool
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) lip (b) slip (c) beat
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) school (b) hood (c) heat
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sit (b) hood (c) leap
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sleep (b) soon (c) pick
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) book (b) blue (c) shoe
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) leap (b) pick (c) seen
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) seen (b) cook (c) juice

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