Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 100 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feel (b) good (c) lip
4. 4.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) ship (c) tooth
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) chip (b) leap (c) sit
7. 7.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) pool
13. 13.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) foot (b) full (c) tooth
16. 16.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) win (b) moon (c) wool
20. 20.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
21. 21.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fool (b) seen (c) foot
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) lip (b) boot (c) push
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) spoon (b) sleep (c) good
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) slip (b) shoe (c) put
27. 27.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) lip (b) spoon (c) put
29. 29.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feet (b) wool (c) ship
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) food (b) fit (c) push
32. 32.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) hood (b) cheap (c) win
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) beat (b) ship (c) cook
36. 36.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
38. 38.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) bit (b) fool (c) pull

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