Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 906 · 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 “book”? (a) hood (b) hit (c) moon
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) bit
3. 3.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) ship (b) pull (c) seen
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hit (b) seen (c) lip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feel (b) tooth (c) fill
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) fool (b) school (c) push
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) chip (c) school
12. 12.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) beat (b) pool (c) ship
14. 14.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
15. 15.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) win (c) foot
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) good (c) blue
18. 18.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
19. 19.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
20. 20.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) fit
22. 22.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) heat (b) sit (c) lip
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) slip (b) spoon (c) wool
27. 27.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) sit (b) spoon (c) look
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) pick (c) steal
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) still
34. 34.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) hood (b) spoon (c) lip
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) blue (b) feet (c) slip
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) seat (b) foot (c) soon
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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