Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 710 · 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) hood (b) sheep (c) fool
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) juice (b) ship (c) book
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) beat (b) shoe (c) ship
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) beat (b) ship (c) wood
6. 6.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fill (b) wood (c) tooth
10. 10.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) boot (b) ship (c) seat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) food (b) good (c) seen
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) slip (b) seen (c) pool
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) school (c) lip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) wool (b) juice (c) fool
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) still (b) moon (c) sleep
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) lip (b) sleep (c) cheap
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sit (b) soon (c) put
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hood (b) chip (c) pool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) win (b) cheap (c) sheep
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) lip (b) pull (c) boot
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) book (b) foot (c) moon
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wood (b) pool (c) soon
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) good
31. 31.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) spoon (b) boot (c) look
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pick (b) tooth (c) put
37. 37.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) spoon (b) push (c) still
40. 40.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch

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