Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 284 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pool (b) book (c) ship
4. 4.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
5. 5.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) soon (b) win (c) seat
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) still (b) put (c) spoon
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seat (b) feel (c) pick
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) wool (b) ship (c) steal
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) put (b) hit (c) heat
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) still (b) heat (c) put
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) still (c) push
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) juice (b) fill (c) steal
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) leap (b) fool (c) sit
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
24. 24.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) full (b) fit (c) beat
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) full (b) meal (c) ship
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hit (b) still (c) seat
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) still (b) pool (c) push
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) seen (c) chip
30. 30.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
31. 31.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cheap (b) still (c) full
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) ship (b) feel (c) food
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fool (b) book (c) wood
35. 35.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feet (b) moon (c) bit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) cheap (b) hood (c) still
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) soon (b) seen (c) pull
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pool (b) meal (c) book
40. 40.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach

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