Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 646 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) tooth (b) foot (c) win
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fill (b) leap (c) sleep
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) good (b) blue (c) fit
4. 4.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sleep (b) fit (c) sit
7. 7.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) spoon (b) sheep (c) pull
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) hood (b) ship (c) blue
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) juice
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) win (b) pull (c) blue
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cook (b) school (c) good
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) look (b) food (c) book
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
18. 18.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) juice (b) shoe (c) hood
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) feet (c) juice
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) slip (b) shoe (c) foot
24. 24.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) slip (b) heat (c) moon
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) steal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) shoe (b) seat (c) lip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) lip (b) shoe (c) leap
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) spoon (b) sheep (c) fit
30. 30.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) chip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) still (b) wood (c) meal
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) tooth (b) lip (c) beat
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill

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