Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 734 · 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 “hood”? (a) look (b) feet (c) food
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
4. 4.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pull (b) hood (c) spoon
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) push (b) pool (c) steal
8. 8.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) heat
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
14. 14.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) full (b) pool (c) fill
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fill (b) sheep (c) food
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) shoe (b) leap (c) full
19. 19.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
22. 22.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pool (b) meal (c) wool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) chip (c) seen
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) book (b) food (c) pool
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) spoon (b) bit (c) look
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) moon (b) slip (c) wood
28. 28.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
31. 31.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) wool (b) sit (c) beat
35. 35.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) wood (b) leap (c) hit
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek

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