Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 668 · 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 “wood”? (a) put (b) sit (c) soon
2. 2.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) win (b) tooth (c) pull
5. 5.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pull (b) pick (c) meal
9. 9.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) juice (b) chip (c) book
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) ship (b) sheep (c) look
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) blue (b) ship (c) cheap
14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) blue
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) tooth (c) good
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) win (b) fool (c) hood
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) food (b) feet (c) book
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) lip (c) cook
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) feet (c) slip
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) wood
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) boot (c) still
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) cook (b) ship (c) cheap
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) push (b) bit (c) school
31. 31.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) soon (b) slip (c) wood
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) wood (b) fill (c) heat
34. 34.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) book (b) bit (c) feel
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) shoe (b) look (c) beat
39. 39.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fill (b) meal (c) bit

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