Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 862 · 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 “foot”? (a) bit (b) book (c) fool
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) sleep (c) fit
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) fool (b) slip (c) wool
6. 6.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) pick (b) seat (c) pull
8. 8.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) school (b) foot (c) blue
15. 15.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pull (b) tooth (c) chip
17. 17.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) food (c) fill
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sheep (b) fit (c) good
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) hit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) juice (b) sheep (c) sit
26. 26.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wool (b) sit (c) food
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) hit (b) beat (c) sleep
29. 29.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
30. 30.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) fill
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) food (c) hood
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wool (b) heat (c) tooth
37. 37.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) heat (b) chip (c) wood
39. 39.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pull (b) feel (c) pick

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