Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 10 · 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 “push”? (a) fill (b) fool (c) foot
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) shoe (b) feel (c) fit
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) pick (b) feet (c) foot
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
6. 6.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fill (b) sleep (c) soon
9. 9.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) leap (b) foot (c) soon
13. 13.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) full (b) win (c) heat
16. 16.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) moon (b) full (c) shoe
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pull (b) pool (c) hood
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) ship (b) good (c) shoe
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) sheep (c) moon
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pull (b) hit (c) food
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) meal (b) moon (c) book
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) soon (c) pull
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) beat (b) seen (c) lip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) soon (b) full (c) chip
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) slip (b) pool (c) wood
38. 38.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
39. 39.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
40. 40.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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