Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 414 · 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 fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) pool
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sit (b) pull (c) pool
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) shoe (b) pull (c) lip
8. 8.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) shoe (b) fool (c) book
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) push (c) pool
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) full (b) soon (c) school
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) full (b) sit (c) moon
13. 13.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) wood (b) meal (c) pool
17. 17.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) put (c) spoon
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fill (b) wool (c) fool
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) moon
22. 22.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) meal (b) steal (c) pick
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) good (b) seen (c) blue
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) pull (c) still
26. 26.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) bit (b) boot (c) seen
28. 28.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pick (b) pool (c) hood
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) boot (b) look (c) feet
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) still (b) seat (c) look
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) book (c) heat
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) food
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) beat (b) spoon (c) win
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) lip (b) soon (c) push
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) book (c) lip
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) wool (b) still (c) juice
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) cheap (b) foot (c) hit
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) heat (c) slip

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