Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 197 · 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 “soon”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) cheap
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) steal (b) soon (c) wool
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) boot (b) wool (c) fit
4. 4.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) chip (b) sleep (c) lip
10. 10.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) chip (b) moon (c) hood
12. 12.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sheep (b) wood (c) sit
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) beat (b) book (c) pool
19. 19.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) put (b) hit (c) tooth
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) bit (b) sheep (c) win
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) win (b) sheep (c) fill
27. 27.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) sleep (c) school
29. 29.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) food (b) meal (c) full
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) foot (b) shoe (c) seat
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) look (c) blue
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wool (b) cook (c) soon
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) soon
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) put (b) pick (c) steal
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) feel

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