Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 171 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) meal
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) heat (c) pool
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fool (b) beat (c) chip
7. 7.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) sleep
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) shoe (b) chip (c) look
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fool (b) beat (c) hit
13. 13.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) slip (b) food (c) seat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) soon (c) book
16. 16.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
17. 17.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
19. 19.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
20. 20.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
21. 21.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) full (b) spoon (c) juice
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) meal (c) fit
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) book (c) juice
25. 25.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
26. 26.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) ship (b) cheap (c) chip
29. 29.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) steal (b) ship (c) boot
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
33. 33.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) still (c) steal
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) meal (c) leap
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) hood
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) steal (b) pool (c) lip
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) leap (c) pull

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