Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 50 · 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 “foot”? (a) juice (b) cook (c) boot
2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) book (b) blue (c) wood
5. 5.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pull (b) put (c) food
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) leap (b) cook (c) spoon
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) beat (b) spoon (c) put
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) look (b) hit (c) boot
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fit (b) push (c) blue
14. 14.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) book (b) seen (c) spoon
16. 16.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
17. 17.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
18. 18.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pull (b) feel (c) pick
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) push (b) blue (c) seat
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) chip (b) food (c) good
22. 22.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
24. 24.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sleep (b) full (c) soon
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) ship (b) pool (c) full
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
29. 29.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
30. 30.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fool (b) foot (c) still
32. 32.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) lip (c) full
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) bit (b) spoon (c) sleep
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) sleep
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) chip (b) sleep (c) full
37. 37.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) fill (c) blue
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) book (b) boot (c) school
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) bit (b) feel (c) book

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