Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 994 · 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 “moon”? (a) seat (b) cook (c) tooth
2. 2.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pick (b) steal (c) meal
6. 6.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) hit (b) look (c) seat
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) beat
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pull (b) fool (c) cheap
11. 11.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
13. 13.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) bit
15. 15.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) steal (b) cheap (c) lip
17. 17.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
18. 18.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) win (b) good (c) leap
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) juice (c) beat
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feel (b) pick (c) seat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pull (b) pool (c) food
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) good (b) boot (c) hood
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) good (c) shoe
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) moon (b) sleep (c) pull
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) tooth (b) sit (c) meal
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) win (b) wood (c) sheep
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) book
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) good (b) pull (c) pool
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) food (c) wood
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pull (b) food (c) seat

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