Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 44 · 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 “food”? (a) ship (b) shoe (c) hood
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cheap (b) leap (c) still
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) sheep
6. 6.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wood (b) fool (c) pick
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) boot
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fit (b) seen (c) spoon
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) boot (b) push (c) leap
15. 15.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sit (b) seat (c) foot
18. 18.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) bit (b) blue (c) cook
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) lip
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) lip (b) leap (c) fool
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) slip
25. 25.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wool (b) look (c) blue
27. 27.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) sit (c) sheep
30. 30.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
34. 34.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) meal (c) ship
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) juice (c) hood
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) seat (c) fill
39. 39.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) push (b) hit (c) sheep

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