Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 594 · 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 “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) bit (b) spoon (c) steal
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) shoe (b) pull (c) soon
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) cheap (b) fill (c) ship
11. 11.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
12. 12.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) fool (c) cook
14. 14.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) good (b) seat (c) bit
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) beat (c) lip
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) soon
21. 21.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) beat (b) food (c) pull
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) full (c) feet
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) feet (c) tooth
28. 28.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fill (b) cheap (c) seen
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) moon (b) hood (c) school
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) food (b) put (c) cook
32. 32.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pick (b) seat (c) hood
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) good (b) sheep (c) pool
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) leap (c) still
38. 38.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
39. 39.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) still (b) pool (c) push

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