Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 638 · 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 “spoon”? (a) food (b) hood (c) full
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) chip (b) juice (c) hood
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) steal (b) pool (c) wool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pool (b) foot (c) pull
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) cook (b) pool (c) wool
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) heat (b) win (c) spoon
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) juice (b) wool (c) pull
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) steal (b) hit (c) book
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) cook (b) ship (c) food
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) meal (b) school (c) cook
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) blue (b) pull (c) hit
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) bit (c) soon
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) look
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sleep (b) book (c) chip
32. 32.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) tooth (b) good (c) food
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) seat (c) hit
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feet (b) wood (c) slip
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) good (b) food (c) shoe
38. 38.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
39. 39.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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