Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 844 · 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 “cook”? (a) blue (b) push (c) fit
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) shoe (b) pick (c) push
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cook (b) seen (c) win
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seen (b) chip (c) soon
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fill (b) soon (c) foot
7. 7.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) shoe (c) lip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) blue (b) put (c) fill
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) lip (b) school (c) good
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) food (c) put
16. 16.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wool (b) book (c) boot
18. 18.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) soon (b) hood (c) pick
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) push
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
24. 24.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pool (b) shoe (c) push
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) moon (b) wood (c) feel
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
31. 31.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) school (c) ship
33. 33.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
36. 36.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) shoe (b) fool (c) good
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) seat (c) juice

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