Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 174 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seen (b) spoon (c) bit
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pick (b) wool (c) fool
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) bit (b) soon (c) pull
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) feel (b) wood (c) spoon
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fit (b) boot (c) good
7. 7.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) seat (b) hood (c) shoe
12. 12.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pool (b) fill (c) cheap
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) lip (b) hood (c) soon
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) feel (b) food (c) cook
17. 17.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) sheep
20. 20.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) put (b) pull (c) blue
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) lip
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) soon (b) lip (c) wood
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) school (b) fool (c) put
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wood (b) good (c) tooth
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) hood (b) steal (c) fool
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) feel
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) push (b) book (c) spoon
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) seat
39. 39.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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