Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 401 · 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 “soon”? (a) cook (b) wood (c) pool
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wool (b) spoon (c) foot
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) bit (c) foot
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) sit (b) soon (c) foot
5. 5.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) beat (b) full (c) moon
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) put (b) fool (c) wool
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seen (b) hit (c) book
13. 13.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) wood (b) fit (c) spoon
16. 16.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
21. 21.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) steal (b) fit (c) sit
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) boot (b) tooth (c) put
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) slip (b) school (c) book
25. 25.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) win (b) moon (c) sheep
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) steal (c) meal
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) hit (b) school (c) full
31. 31.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) pick
33. 33.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) moon (b) hood (c) beat
35. 35.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) soon (b) feel (c) lip
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) win (b) wool (c) feel
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) beat (c) ship
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) blue (b) wool (c) spoon

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