Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 587 · 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? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) juice (b) ship (c) wood
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) spoon (b) meal (c) fill
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) fool (b) wool (c) cheap
7. 7.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fit (b) juice (c) wool
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
10. 10.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) beat (b) pull (c) soon
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) steal (b) soon (c) wood
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) meal (c) wood
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) juice (b) hood (c) sheep
18. 18.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) soon (b) put (c) steal
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) cook (b) blue (c) sit
21. 21.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) full (b) feel (c) fill
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) book (b) leap (c) blue
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) leap (c) still
28. 28.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) beat (b) still (c) leap
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) good (b) steal (c) still
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) boot (b) steal (c) wood
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) pull (c) school
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) beat (b) put (c) sit
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) school (b) fill (c) book
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) steal (b) wood (c) tooth
39. 39.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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