Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 613 · 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.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) cook (c) fit
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) wool
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) cook (b) bit (c) heat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pull (b) hit (c) cheap
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fool (b) steal (c) bit
12. 12.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) tooth (b) heat (c) fill
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) blue (b) sleep (c) win
15. 15.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) fit (b) tooth (c) sheep
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) cook (b) pick (c) shoe
18. 18.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) lip (b) tooth (c) book
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) beat (b) sleep (c) ship
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) food (b) school (c) foot
25. 25.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
26. 26.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
27. 27.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
28. 28.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) wood (c) pool
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) school (b) wood (c) shoe
31. 31.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pick (b) seat (c) full
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pool (b) push (c) feet
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) hood (b) sheep (c) bit
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich

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