Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 511 · 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 “moon”? (a) seen (b) wool (c) pool
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) juice (b) cook (c) feel
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) pull (b) beat (c) lip
4. 4.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feet (b) food (c) fit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) cheap (c) hit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) beat (b) look (c) tooth
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) sleep (b) shoe (c) good
10. 10.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pull (b) juice (c) chip
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) win (b) juice (c) heat
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) slip (b) school (c) put
16. 16.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) boot (b) sheep (c) ship
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fill (b) hood (c) fool
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) feel (b) good (c) fool
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
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 “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seen (b) pick (c) win
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) slip (b) moon (c) feet
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) look (b) pick (c) soon
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) fool
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) push (b) boot (c) sheep
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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