Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 753 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fool (b) pick (c) put
4. 4.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) spoon (b) push (c) chip
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) wood (b) sheep (c) bit
11. 11.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) put (b) feel (c) school
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) feet (b) juice (c) fit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) sit (c) feel
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) tooth (b) feet (c) win
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) juice (b) good (c) pool
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) ship (b) wool (c) soon
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) soon (b) pull (c) meal
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) moon (b) book (c) soon
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) slip (b) sleep (c) chip
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) leap
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) spoon (b) leap (c) ship
32. 32.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
33. 33.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) pool (c) look
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) soon
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wool (b) soon (c) pull
37. 37.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) moon (b) look (c) pick

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