Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 775 · 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? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hit (b) push (c) school
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) slip
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) seat (c) shoe
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) good
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) leap
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) book (c) good
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) pool (c) spoon
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) steal (b) meal (c) bit
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hood (b) meal (c) pick
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) heat (b) cook (c) moon
20. 20.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) good (c) fill
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) put (b) lip (c) food
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) cheap (b) win (c) moon
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) still (b) seat (c) sheep
26. 26.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
27. 27.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
28. 28.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) good (b) moon (c) fill
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) good (b) cheap (c) ship
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) ship (b) feel (c) spoon
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) heat (b) tooth (c) win
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) blue (b) cook (c) cheap
35. 35.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) slip (b) boot (c) sheep
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) hood
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) hit (b) put (c) shoe
39. 39.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
40. 40.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip

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