Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 850 · 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 “moon”? (a) look (b) shoe (c) bit
2. 2.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) put (b) ship (c) juice
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) moon (b) feet (c) bit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) seen
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hit (b) heat (c) still
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) steal (c) bit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) still (b) beat (c) sit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) good
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) cook (b) food (c) moon
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) cook (b) sleep (c) shoe
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wool (b) food (c) bit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seat (b) bit (c) still
17. 17.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
21. 21.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) seat (c) boot
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
26. 26.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
27. 27.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) steal (b) pull (c) ship
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) boot (b) slip (c) put
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) hit (b) seat (c) blue
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) boot (b) foot (c) good
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) chip (b) cheap (c) fill
37. 37.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) still (b) bit (c) seen
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sit (b) wool (c) leap

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