Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 595 · 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 “pick”? (a) spoon (b) still (c) cheap
2. 2.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) book (b) wool (c) spoon
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) cheap (b) wood (c) fool
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
7. 7.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) shoe (b) wood (c) pull
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
12. 12.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) blue (b) feel (c) hit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) feel (c) book
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) still (c) steal
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) chip (b) seen (c) hit
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) cook (b) lip (c) sleep
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
29. 29.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) wool (b) pool (c) feet
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) bit (b) hood (c) leap
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) wood (b) juice (c) bit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) tooth (b) foot (c) sit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) push (c) lip
37. 37.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) spoon (b) steal (c) bit
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pool (b) heat (c) look

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