Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 942 · 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 fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) push (b) book (c) tooth
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) spoon
4. 4.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) beat (c) wood
6. 6.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pull (b) seen (c) food
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) heat (b) still (c) sleep
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) seat (b) cook (c) boot
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) wood (b) fill (c) sheep
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) lip (c) wool
17. 17.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) blue (b) steal (c) pull
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hit (b) meal (c) lip
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fit (b) win (c) seen
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) heat (b) full (c) food
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wool (b) school (c) wood
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) school
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pool (b) pull (c) blue
30. 30.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) pick (c) put
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) chip (b) foot (c) sheep
34. 34.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
35. 35.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) slip (b) spoon (c) wool
37. 37.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
38. 38.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
39. 39.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
40. 40.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich

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