Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 458 · 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 “look”? (a) book (b) feel (c) moon
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) bit (c) pull
5. 5.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) good (b) juice (c) sleep
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) wood (b) cheap (c) pool
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sit (b) feel (c) meal
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) sleep (b) push (c) pool
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) fill (b) spoon (c) beat
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) pull (c) sheep
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fool (b) steal (c) hit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) lip (b) heat (c) ship
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) moon (b) put (c) fit
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) feet (c) blue
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pool (b) bit (c) meal
25. 25.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
26. 26.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) full (b) heat (c) slip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feel (b) hit (c) look
29. 29.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) win (b) fill (c) cheap
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) push (c) fit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) pool
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seen (b) foot (c) chip
35. 35.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) lip (b) spoon (c) sheep
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) juice (b) win (c) sheep
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pull (b) still (c) food
39. 39.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
40. 40.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel

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