Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 241 · 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? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) look (b) steal (c) pool
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) school (c) hood
6. 6.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) push (b) feel (c) win
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) juice (b) wood (c) still
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fool (b) sleep (c) push
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) foot (b) still (c) sheep
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) meal (b) food (c) look
20. 20.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) good (b) boot (c) hit
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) pick (b) sleep (c) heat
23. 23.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) wool (c) still
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) sheep
27. 27.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) shoe (b) full (c) boot
29. 29.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
30. 30.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) feel (b) slip (c) tooth
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) chip (b) foot (c) steal
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) hood (b) tooth (c) sheep
36. 36.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) push (b) ship (c) spoon
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) put (c) school
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) cook (c) slip

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