Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 294 · 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 “food”? (a) good (b) fool (c) look
2. 2.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) push (b) ship (c) leap
4. 4.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) cheap (b) push (c) still
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) beat (b) wood (c) pool
8. 8.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) cook (b) sheep (c) win
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hood (b) shoe (c) cook
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) soon
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) push (b) school (c) seen
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pick (b) chip (c) heat
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) soon (b) cook (c) meal
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) leap (b) juice (c) win
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
21. 21.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) boot
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) feet
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) push (c) boot
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) ship (c) sleep
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) wool (c) food
31. 31.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) juice (b) hit (c) leap
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) hood (c) spoon
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) put (b) blue (c) shoe
38. 38.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
39. 39.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) juice (b) sheep (c) look

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