Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 864 · 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? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) juice (b) ship (c) foot
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) cook (b) food (c) blue
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) good (b) pick (c) sleep
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fit (b) good (c) leap
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
12. 12.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) put (b) full (c) soon
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) pool (c) pick
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) juice (b) wood (c) foot
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sleep (b) slip (c) tooth
23. 23.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
24. 24.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) heat
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) book (b) boot (c) fit
28. 28.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) lip (b) pool (c) look
30. 30.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) lip (b) food (c) book
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) school (b) seen (c) lip
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seat (b) meal (c) sit
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
38. 38.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) soon (c) ship

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