Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 755 · 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? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) steal (b) food (c) wood
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) school (b) foot (c) steal
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) lip (b) ship (c) meal
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) bit (b) feet (c) sit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) steal (c) still
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) feel (b) fool (c) good
9. 9.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) ship (b) food (c) pull
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) slip (b) feet (c) moon
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) boot (c) good
16. 16.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) fool (c) hit
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) put (c) sit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sit (b) fit (c) seat
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) school (b) hood (c) put
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) heat (b) sheep (c) still
24. 24.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) food (b) still (c) wood
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wool (b) beat (c) moon
28. 28.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
29. 29.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) fool (b) slip (c) look
34. 34.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
35. 35.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fool (b) fill (c) sheep
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pick (b) leap (c) shoe
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) moon (b) put (c) sleep
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) push (b) shoe (c) pick
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) blue (b) fool (c) look

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