Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 538 · 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 “book”? (a) sleep (b) wool (c) moon
2. 2.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) wool (b) bit (c) moon
6. 6.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) push
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) boot (c) pull
11. 11.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) good (b) food (c) bit
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feet (b) hit (c) chip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) spoon (c) pick
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) book (b) fool (c) tooth
20. 20.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) blue (c) still
22. 22.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
23. 23.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) food (b) hood (c) pull
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) book (b) beat (c) ship
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) meal (b) slip (c) steal
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) spoon (b) beat (c) chip
32. 32.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fit (b) seat (c) book
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) wool (c) sit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wood (b) feel (c) boot
36. 36.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
37. 37.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) pick (c) full
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) book (b) slip (c) shoe
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) ship (b) steal (c) juice

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