Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 260 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) blue (b) good (c) push
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) full (b) beat (c) food
4. 4.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) feet (c) fill
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pull (b) leap (c) fill
10. 10.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hit (b) foot (c) school
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) seat (c) slip
15. 15.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) food (b) full (c) sit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) ship (b) good (c) food
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) fit
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) wood (b) school (c) steal
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
22. 22.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) good (b) hit (c) fool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cheap (b) tooth (c) cook
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) tooth (b) push (c) seat
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) lip (c) look
27. 27.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) seat (c) fill
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) cheap (b) boot (c) bit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) heat (b) meal (c) pick
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) moon (b) sit (c) hood
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) soon (b) fill (c) look
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seat (b) sit (c) cheap
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) school (b) good (c) leap
38. 38.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) beat (b) tooth (c) ship
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) pick (b) win (c) cheap

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