Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 890 · 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 “meal”? (a) win (b) bit (c) feet
2. 2.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) foot (b) pull (c) tooth
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) slip (b) good (c) spoon
8. 8.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
9. 9.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
11. 11.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
12. 12.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pull (b) still (c) boot
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) hood (b) feel (c) food
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pool (b) sheep (c) wood
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) good
18. 18.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) wool (c) pool
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) push (b) food (c) hit
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) seen
25. 25.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) pick (c) beat
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) fool (c) pull
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) juice (b) push (c) boot
31. 31.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
32. 32.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
33. 33.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pick (b) moon (c) foot
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) food (b) hood (c) foot
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) look (c) heat
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) meal
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seen (b) sheep (c) fill
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) put (b) pool (c) leap

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