Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 230 · 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 “moon”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) push
2. 2.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
7. 7.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) win (c) feel
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) leap (c) fill
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hit (b) fool (c) cheap
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
18. 18.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
19. 19.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wood (b) chip (c) moon
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seat (b) sleep (c) slip
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pull (b) ship (c) tooth
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) wood (b) shoe (c) lip
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) book (c) feet
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) steal (c) fill
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) push (b) leap (c) chip
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pool (b) wool (c) soon
33. 33.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cook (b) push (c) blue
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) hit (b) look (c) fool
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fit (b) book (c) seat
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
38. 38.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) school (b) cook (c) beat
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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