Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 829 · 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 fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) bit (c) juice
3. 3.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) blue (b) slip (c) seen
5. 5.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
6. 6.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
9. 9.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) tooth (b) cook (c) pool
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pull (b) heat (c) fill
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) heat (c) feel
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) boot (b) full (c) put
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pull (b) ship (c) pool
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) shoe (b) boot (c) push
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) steal (b) fool (c) wood
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) feel (c) bit
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) soon (b) win (c) seen
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) good
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) school
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) soon (b) hood (c) seat
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fit (b) meal (c) still
26. 26.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cheap (b) beat (c) hit
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) bit (b) pool (c) book
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wood (b) heat (c) shoe
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) full (c) seat
32. 32.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
33. 33.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) good (b) steal (c) slip
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) push (b) lip (c) sleep
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) still
37. 37.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) steal (b) fill (c) pick

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