Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 731 · 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? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) soon
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) soon
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) book (b) pool (c) heat
7. 7.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) full (b) shoe (c) pool
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cheap (b) full (c) school
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) cook (b) good (c) moon
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) look (b) slip (c) spoon
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) push (b) wool (c) fool
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) look (b) seat (c) fill
17. 17.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) wool (b) fool (c) tooth
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cheap (b) good (c) fool
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) tooth (b) wool (c) slip
24. 24.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fill (b) wool (c) leap
27. 27.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) fool (b) look (c) feel
29. 29.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fool (b) feel (c) still
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) beat
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) boot (b) fool (c) cook
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) leap
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) foot (b) steal (c) pool
37. 37.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) feel (c) push
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) look (c) seen

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