Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 507 · 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 “push”? (a) shoe (b) boot (c) put
2. 2.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) foot (b) fool (c) pool
4. 4.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) spoon (b) feel (c) ship
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) moon (b) heat (c) wood
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) soon (b) blue (c) push
8. 8.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
9. 9.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pool (b) hit (c) leap
13. 13.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
16. 16.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) steal (c) moon
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pick (b) wool (c) seat
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) win
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fill (b) spoon (c) cheap
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) soon (b) pool (c) pull
23. 23.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
24. 24.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) push (b) ship (c) meal
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wood (b) spoon (c) heat
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) feel (b) wool (c) school
29. 29.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) win
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
34. 34.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) blue (b) still (c) steal
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) steal (b) hood (c) food
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) feet (c) book
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) food (b) pull (c) juice
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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