Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 792 · 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? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) tooth (b) fit (c) seat
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) cook
7. 7.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) lip (b) wool (c) school
9. 9.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) bit (b) seat (c) put
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) seen (b) full (c) juice
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) sheep (b) put (c) moon
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) wood (b) feel (c) chip
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) meal (b) spoon (c) slip
20. 20.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) moon (b) ship (c) sheep
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) slip (b) moon (c) look
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) hit (b) push (c) fool
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) still (b) cook (c) food
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) heat (b) tooth (c) full
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) hit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) soon (b) cook (c) fool
29. 29.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
31. 31.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) shoe
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) look (b) fool (c) cheap
37. 37.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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