Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 526 · 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 “tooth”? (a) hit (b) wood (c) food
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) boot (b) leap (c) full
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) book (b) pull (c) shoe
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) food (b) hood (c) full
6. 6.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) foot
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) good (b) spoon (c) blue
10. 10.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
11. 11.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) seat (b) school (c) book
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) beat (b) shoe (c) hit
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) juice (b) push (c) feet
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) meal (b) bit (c) cook
16. 16.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
17. 17.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
19. 19.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) steal (b) fit (c) fool
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) boot (c) put
22. 22.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pick (b) feet (c) boot
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) spoon (b) pull (c) put
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) spoon
28. 28.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) sit (c) foot
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) put (b) cook (c) blue
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) push (b) blue (c) wool
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) beat (b) pool (c) pull
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) good (b) sit (c) shoe
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) soon (b) wood (c) cheap
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) full (b) slip (c) fool
40. 40.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation