Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 640 · 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 “moon”? (a) fool (b) still (c) wood
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pick (b) tooth (c) meal
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) blue (b) foot (c) bit
7. 7.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) food (c) feel
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) seat (b) school (c) pull
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pool (b) bit (c) push
14. 14.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) push (b) win (c) seat
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fit (b) bit (c) feel
17. 17.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) moon (c) book
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) foot (b) fool (c) sleep
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
23. 23.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) school (b) seen (c) look
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pull (b) sit (c) meal
27. 27.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) chip (c) juice
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) boot (c) win
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) meal (c) soon
34. 34.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) chip (b) feet (c) fill
36. 36.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) hood (b) sit (c) pool
39. 39.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
40. 40.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal

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