Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 224 · 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 “bit”? (a) push (b) seat (c) chip
2. 2.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) shoe (b) hood (c) wool
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) push (b) moon (c) wool
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) wool (b) chip (c) leap
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) sit (b) fool (c) hood
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) pick
14. 14.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) blue (c) foot
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) book (c) feet
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) look (b) food (c) hood
22. 22.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) feet (b) book (c) soon
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) steal (b) tooth (c) good
29. 29.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) shoe (b) lip (c) cheap
31. 31.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) leap (b) fill (c) food
33. 33.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) cook (b) juice (c) put
35. 35.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) ship (b) food (c) wood
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) full (b) food (c) still
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wool (b) fool (c) tooth
40. 40.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip

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