Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 94 · 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? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) full (b) cheap (c) tooth
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) beat (c) ship
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) wood (c) feel
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) feel (b) look (c) spoon
8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
9. 9.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
10. 10.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) wood
12. 12.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) look (c) pool
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) wood (b) shoe (c) blue
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) win (c) meal
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) put (b) full (c) blue
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) spoon (b) bit (c) beat
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) look (b) ship (c) tooth
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sheep (b) pull (c) win
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) food
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) moon (b) school (c) hood
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) win (b) wool (c) shoe
34. 34.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feet (b) chip (c) book
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) heat (b) full (c) tooth
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) foot (c) pick
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) push (b) school (c) food
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) push (b) feel (c) food

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