Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 662 · 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 “pool”? (a) slip (b) soon (c) good
2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) leap (b) fill (c) pull
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) leap (b) pick (c) wool
6. 6.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
7. 7.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) blue (b) pick (c) sleep
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) ship (b) book (c) blue
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) juice (b) hood (c) still
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) sheep (b) hood (c) shoe
13. 13.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
14. 14.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) fool (b) cheap (c) hood
16. 16.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) pick
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) cook (c) moon
19. 19.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
20. 20.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
21. 21.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
22. 22.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) look (b) good (c) boot
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) foot (b) sleep (c) still
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) fill (c) good
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) steal (b) spoon (c) slip
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) hit (c) leap
32. 32.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fit (b) soon (c) cheap
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) spoon
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fit (b) hood (c) school
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feel (b) boot (c) fit
39. 39.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
40. 40.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet

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