Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 314 · 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? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) heat (b) sheep (c) chip
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fill (b) juice (c) push
7. 7.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) cook (b) food (c) cheap
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) slip (b) push (c) pool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) wood (b) spoon (c) feet
11. 11.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
12. 12.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) ship (b) cook (c) seat
15. 15.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seen (b) moon (c) bit
17. 17.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) full (b) boot (c) spoon
20. 20.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sleep (b) wool (c) juice
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fool (b) foot (c) leap
24. 24.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) food (b) book (c) pull
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) shoe (b) book (c) cheap
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) cheap
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) bit (b) school (c) seat
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pull (b) boot (c) feel
30. 30.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fill (b) good (c) pool
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fill (b) fit (c) seat
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) boot (b) blue (c) wood
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) shoe (b) cheap (c) cook
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) full (b) blue (c) lip
36. 36.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fill (b) fool (c) wool
38. 38.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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