Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 667 · 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) fool (b) full
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) food (b) chip (c) foot
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
4. 4.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hood (b) pool (c) cook
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pull (b) sheep (c) school
11. 11.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) put (b) steal (c) fill
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pull (b) leap (c) food
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cheap (b) push (c) still
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) food
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) soon (b) ship (c) good
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) hood (b) food (c) steal
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) school (b) still (c) cook
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) fool (c) put
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fool (b) seat (c) good
28. 28.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
29. 29.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) hood (b) look (c) pool
32. 32.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) win (c) feel
34. 34.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) pick (b) still (c) cheap
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fit (b) steal (c) feet
38. 38.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) good (c) food

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