Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 338 · 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 “ship”? (a) sit (b) heat (c) food
2. 2.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wood (b) fool (c) sheep
4. 4.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
5. 5.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pull (b) soon (c) steal
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
8. 8.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) still (b) tooth (c) cook
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sleep (b) feet (c) sit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feet (b) steal (c) hit
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wool (b) pull (c) pool
14. 14.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
15. 15.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) hit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) bit (b) food (c) book
18. 18.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) slip (b) bit (c) beat
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) chip (c) book
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) book (b) still (c) beat
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) feet (c) pick
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sheep (b) hit (c) beat
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) school (b) fool (c) cook
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) cheap (c) push
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
31. 31.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
32. 32.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) food (b) seat (c) wood
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) tooth (b) win (c) book
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) blue (b) ship (c) steal
37. 37.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) school (b) push (c) steal
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hit (b) fill (c) beat

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