Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 502 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
5. 5.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) win (c) fool
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) juice (b) full (c) sit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wood (b) shoe (c) ship
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) hood (b) fool (c) sleep
10. 10.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) hood (b) fool (c) look
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) soon (b) book (c) feel
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) win (b) cheap (c) seat
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) still (b) book (c) steal
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) full (b) sheep (c) boot
21. 21.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) cheap (b) spoon (c) win
23. 23.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pull (b) sheep (c) still
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) boot (b) win (c) heat
26. 26.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
27. 27.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) blue (b) pull (c) spoon
29. 29.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) steal (b) heat (c) fit
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) spoon (b) juice (c) foot
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) soon (c) hit
37. 37.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) blue (b) wood (c) heat
39. 39.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) still (b) wool (c) fool

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