Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 611 · 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? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) beat (c) ship
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) cook (b) moon (c) full
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) wood (b) bit (c) meal
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) win (b) feel (c) fill
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) push (b) full (c) spoon
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) spoon (b) seat (c) full
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) tooth (b) sit (c) good
15. 15.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) cheap (b) hood (c) moon
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) boot
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) push (b) moon (c) beat
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) foot (b) chip (c) pool
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) school (c) feet
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) good (b) shoe (c) ship
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) moon (b) pick (c) hood
31. 31.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
32. 32.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
33. 33.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) bit (b) book (c) blue
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hit (b) soon (c) pull
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) slip (c) feel
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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