Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 282 · 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: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
4. 4.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
5. 5.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) foot (b) sheep (c) soon
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wood (b) tooth (c) full
12. 12.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) full (b) moon (c) cheap
14. 14.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) look (b) pool (c) sleep
16. 16.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) juice (b) cook (c) book
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feel (b) bit (c) still
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) slip (b) steal (c) feel
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) push (c) lip
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) foot (c) soon
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) look
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) soon (c) ship
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) fit (c) pool
33. 33.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) chip (b) steal (c) leap
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) sit (b) juice (c) wool
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) book
38. 38.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) meal (b) pull (c) still
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) foot (b) heat (c) still

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