Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 989 · 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? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
2. 2.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
3. 3.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) shoe (b) cheap (c) hood
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) good (b) slip (c) beat
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) push
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) foot (b) win (c) leap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) pick (b) bit (c) seat
13. 13.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
16. 16.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) seat
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) ship
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) feet (b) food (c) good
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fool (b) chip (c) book
22. 22.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) soon
25. 25.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) good (b) ship (c) pool
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) foot (b) sit (c) feet
29. 29.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) heat (b) slip (c) sit
31. 31.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
32. 32.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
33. 33.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) hood (b) sit (c) sheep
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) feel (c) cook
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) food (b) seat (c) bit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) cheap
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) fool (b) feet (c) full

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