Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 591 · 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 “wood”? (a) school (b) push (c) fill
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fool (b) full (c) hit
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) steal (c) chip
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) fool
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wool (b) sit (c) school
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) slip (b) push (c) seat
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sleep (b) fit (c) hit
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
21. 21.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
22. 22.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
23. 23.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
24. 24.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) slip
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) wool (c) blue
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) put (b) fit (c) meal
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) tooth (b) meal (c) wood
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) wood (b) slip (c) sheep
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) lip (b) boot (c) cook
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) sheep (c) slip
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) juice (b) hood (c) feet
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) push (b) ship (c) fool
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) still (b) tooth (c) full

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