Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 996 · 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 “pull”? (a) soon (b) good (c) feet
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pick (b) boot (c) pull
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) beat (b) ship (c) feet
8. 8.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
9. 9.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
10. 10.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) tooth (b) win (c) seen
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) book (b) fool (c) food
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) steal (b) school (c) push
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) moon (b) seat (c) slip
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) pick
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) juice (b) cheap (c) pull
25. 25.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
26. 26.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
27. 27.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) moon (b) put (c) cheap
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) school (b) sheep (c) ship
33. 33.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) look (b) soon (c) seen
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) push (b) spoon (c) feet
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) blue (b) ship (c) sheep
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cheap (b) look (c) food
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) look (b) lip (c) fool
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) seen
40. 40.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek

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