Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 598 · 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? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) full (c) juice
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cook (b) slip (c) moon
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) cook (b) still (c) seat
7. 7.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) sleep (c) still
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fool (b) meal (c) ship
11. 11.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
14. 14.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
15. 15.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) book (b) beat (c) fill
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) chip (c) beat
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sleep (b) fill (c) push
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) sit (b) pull (c) spoon
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) book (b) juice (c) feel
23. 23.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fit (b) seat (c) steal
26. 26.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) tooth (b) beat (c) chip
30. 30.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
31. 31.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) good (b) seen (c) fill
34. 34.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) shoe (b) seen (c) lip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) win (c) juice
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cook (b) bit (c) blue

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