Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 561 · 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 “fool”? (a) full (b) chip (c) spoon
2. 2.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wood (b) juice (c) cheap
8. 8.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sheep (b) feel (c) pick
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) food
12. 12.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) slip (c) feel
14. 14.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) fit (b) look (c) food
16. 16.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) cook (b) pool (c) still
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sleep (b) feet (c) lip
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) bit
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) wood (b) seen (c) food
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) shoe (c) pick
26. 26.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) win (c) meal
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) soon (b) hit (c) sheep
29. 29.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) blue (b) lip (c) seen
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) food
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) steal (b) good (c) blue
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) bit (b) seen (c) slip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) put (c) sheep
35. 35.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seat (b) hit (c) fill
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) meal (b) pick (c) wood

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