Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 884 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wool (b) school (c) shoe
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) full (b) hood (c) food
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) book (b) moon (c) pull
5. 5.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) wood (c) lip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) lip (c) look
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fool (b) hit (c) leap
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pick (b) spoon (c) beat
12. 12.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) beat (b) heat (c) fit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) leap (b) chip (c) ship
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) tooth (b) wood (c) moon
16. 16.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) win (b) lip (c) steal
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) beat (b) book (c) juice
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) school (b) wood (c) slip
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) school (b) chip (c) foot
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) seen
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) seat
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) good (c) slip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) win (b) food (c) look
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
32. 32.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sleep (b) pool (c) bit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) look (b) pick (c) seen
37. 37.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) put (b) fool (c) blue
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) good (b) hit (c) pool

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