Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 175 · 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 “good”? (a) lip (b) pull (c) tooth
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wood (b) school (c) chip
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pool (b) wool (c) look
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) leap (b) ship (c) hood
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) fool (b) pull (c) look
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) juice
8. 8.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) seen (c) fill
10. 10.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pool (b) look (c) wood
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fit (b) feel (c) food
13. 13.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) put (b) full (c) spoon
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) blue (b) book (c) shoe
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) shoe (c) seat
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) sheep
20. 20.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) push (b) wood (c) fool
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) foot (b) fit (c) beat
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) win (c) seen
26. 26.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) tooth (c) feet
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) moon (b) sit (c) leap
29. 29.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) heat (b) sit (c) blue
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fill (b) school (c) seat
33. 33.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) book (b) school (c) pool
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 “cheap”? (a) beat (b) good (c) chip
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit

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