Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 351 · 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 “sheep”? (a) boot (b) beat (c) pick
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) hit (b) sleep (c) still
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) steal
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) beat
5. 5.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) sleep
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) sheep (b) juice (c) hood
11. 11.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) wool (b) leap (c) chip
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) pick (c) pool
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) wool (b) hit (c) juice
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) foot (b) sheep (c) sit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) wool (b) sheep (c) slip
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) moon (b) foot (c) full
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fool (b) steal (c) chip
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) feel
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) still (b) good (c) boot
23. 23.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fit (b) sit (c) feel
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) meal (b) slip (c) seat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sleep (b) meal (c) ship
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) lip
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) shoe (b) meal (c) wood
30. 30.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) meal (b) sit (c) tooth
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) food (b) meal (c) lip
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) put (c) spoon
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) sleep (b) cook (c) tooth
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
37. 37.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) tooth (b) foot (c) juice
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) spoon (b) fill (c) look
40. 40.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal

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