Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 995 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) feet
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) still (b) feel (c) chip
3. 3.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fool (b) fill (c) seen
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) blue (b) sheep (c) chip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) food (b) slip (c) push
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) look (b) sheep (c) juice
13. 13.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) meal (b) fool (c) still
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wood (b) blue (c) leap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) blue (c) feel
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) blue (b) still (c) beat
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) push (c) beat
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) food (b) fit (c) push
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) spoon (b) push (c) cheap
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) school (b) food (c) cook
28. 28.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) tooth (b) steal (c) win
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seen (b) still (c) pick
32. 32.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) put (b) juice (c) boot
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) feet
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) chip (b) shoe (c) book
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) book
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) food (b) cook (c) hood
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) feet
39. 39.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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