Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 786 · 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 “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) soon (b) fill (c) pull
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) win (b) cheap (c) fool
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) pool (b) feet (c) fill
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) cheap (c) ship
13. 13.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) soon (b) pick (c) full
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) cook (b) win (c) tooth
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) cheap (c) beat
17. 17.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) juice (b) cook (c) boot
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) foot (b) boot (c) hood
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feet (b) put (c) ship
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) look (b) moon (c) fit
22. 22.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) still (b) book (c) meal
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) pull (c) boot
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) foot (b) bit (c) soon
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) chip (b) moon (c) pull
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) hood (b) beat (c) still
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) moon (b) foot (c) hit
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fool (b) heat (c) look
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) fill
31. 31.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) spoon (b) sleep (c) win
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) sheep (b) wool (c) food
37. 37.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) push (b) pool (c) look
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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