Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 517 · 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? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
5. 5.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) win (b) full (c) spoon
7. 7.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) bit (b) look (c) food
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) food (c) win
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) soon (b) put (c) pull
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) cheap (b) still (c) win
12. 12.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) good
14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) soon (b) seen (c) fill
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fool (b) sleep (c) sit
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) slip (c) juice
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) foot (b) school (c) spoon
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) foot (b) fool (c) good
21. 21.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) cook (c) seat
23. 23.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) tooth (b) feet (c) sit
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) slip (b) wood (c) food
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) seen (c) foot
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seen (b) put (c) pick
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) school (b) fill (c) hood
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) cook (c) seat
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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