Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 192 · 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 “school”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) fit
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) sheep (b) wool (c) juice
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) soon (b) blue (c) pull
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) win (b) cook (c) steal
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) soon (c) heat
7. 7.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) push (b) juice (c) steal
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) bit
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) tooth (b) meal (c) win
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) seat (b) cook (c) school
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) fit (b) look (c) pool
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wood (b) soon (c) book
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
19. 19.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pick (b) slip (c) feel
22. 22.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
23. 23.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) shoe (b) cheap (c) wood
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) sheep (b) juice (c) pull
26. 26.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) steal (b) bit (c) full
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) fill
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) hit (c) sleep
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) bit (b) seen (c) sheep
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) tooth (b) fit (c) meal
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) look (b) soon (c) sit
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) book (b) seat (c) ship
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) foot (b) food (c) book
40. 40.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool

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