Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 935 · 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 “fill”? (a) sheep (b) fit (c) leap
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) feel (c) sit
3. 3.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) meal (b) look (c) tooth
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) chip (b) pull (c) food
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) cook (c) feet
9. 9.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
11. 11.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
12. 12.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) pick
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) push (b) tooth (c) blue
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cook (b) pick (c) fool
18. 18.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hood (b) school (c) book
20. 20.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) ship (c) feel
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) wool (b) cheap (c) win
28. 28.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
29. 29.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) win (b) moon (c) foot
31. 31.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) ship (b) leap (c) put
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) tooth (c) pull
34. 34.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) push (b) good (c) pool
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wool (b) spoon (c) full
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pool (b) push (c) good
38. 38.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat

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