Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 805 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) fool (b) put (c) wood
2. 2.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) leap (b) beat (c) bit
5. 5.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) slip (b) meal (c) wool
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fool (b) sit (c) good
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) leap (b) fill (c) feel
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) seen (b) foot (c) food
14. 14.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) win (b) push (c) soon
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pick (b) feet (c) slip
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) hood (b) shoe (c) tooth
21. 21.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) pool (c) cheap
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pool (b) pull (c) slip
26. 26.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
27. 27.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
30. 30.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fit (b) heat (c) sit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) pick (b) still (c) heat
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) foot (b) put (c) tooth
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) blue (b) seat (c) full
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) foot (b) soon (c) juice
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) feet
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) good (b) seat (c) ship
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) slip (b) moon (c) sleep

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