Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 73 · 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 “blue”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) seat
2. 2.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) ship (b) cheap (c) tooth
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) shoe (b) tooth (c) wood
10. 10.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) seat (b) shoe (c) pull
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) win (b) pull (c) spoon
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wood (b) leap (c) blue
15. 15.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
16. 16.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) sleep (b) wood (c) spoon
19. 19.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) push (b) pool (c) good
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sit (b) steal (c) feel
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) put (c) slip
25. 25.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
26. 26.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
27. 27.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) still (b) hit (c) feel
29. 29.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) heat (c) ship
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) tooth (b) meal (c) good
33. 33.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) slip (b) meal (c) fill
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fill (b) boot (c) good
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) chip
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) cook (b) school (c) ship
39. 39.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) moon (b) pull (c) feet

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