Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 459 · 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? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) good (b) shoe (c) tooth
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) win (b) seat (c) cheap
6. 6.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
7. 7.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) cook (b) beat (c) juice
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) heat (b) pool (c) wool
12. 12.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
13. 13.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) leap (b) boot (c) cook
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) steal (b) put (c) school
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) fit (b) tooth (c) hood
24. 24.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) put (c) juice
26. 26.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fit (b) pick (c) leap
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) food (b) fit (c) pull
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) still (b) wood (c) moon
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fit (b) pull (c) school
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
33. 33.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) foot (b) school (c) feel
36. 36.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) foot (c) spoon
38. 38.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) foot (b) seen (c) spoon
40. 40.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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