Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 773 · 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 “ship”? (a) fill (b) sleep (c) sheep
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) still (b) look (c) food
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
5. 5.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) pull (c) school
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
8. 8.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
9. 9.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) fool (b) beat (c) hood
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) win (b) beat (c) soon
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) tooth (b) ship (c) seat
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) put (b) soon (c) hit
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) blue (b) bit (c) feet
17. 17.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) good (b) wood (c) boot
19. 19.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) wood
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) leap (c) win
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cook (b) heat (c) bit
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wool (b) pool (c) seen
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) beat (b) sleep (c) slip
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pull (b) put (c) boot
31. 31.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) tooth (b) hit (c) wood
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) sleep (c) wood
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pool (b) book (c) soon
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) tooth (b) wool (c) bit
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
40. 40.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat

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