Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 771 · 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? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
2. 2.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seen (b) cook (c) still
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) full (b) shoe (c) bit
8. 8.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) ship (b) pool (c) push
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) chip (b) push (c) seat
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) steal (b) shoe (c) good
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) sit (b) wood (c) boot
16. 16.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
17. 17.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) soon (c) good
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feet (b) seat (c) slip
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) foot (b) school (c) seen
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) win (b) beat (c) chip
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) shoe (b) cook (c) heat
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) food (c) hood
26. 26.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) sheep (b) good (c) tooth
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) heat (b) still (c) sheep
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) chip (b) book (c) soon
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) good (b) feel (c) ship
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) book (c) steal
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) soon (b) leap (c) pick
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) wood (c) meal
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) wool (b) seat (c) bit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pull (b) cook (c) pool
36. 36.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fill (b) put (c) seen
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) juice (b) ship (c) good
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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