Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 107 · 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: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) hit (b) cook (c) feel
3. 3.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
4. 4.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
7. 7.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) bit (b) fool (c) full
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) win (b) good (c) steal
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) hood (b) steal (c) juice
15. 15.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pool (b) full (c) book
17. 17.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) bit (b) school (c) good
19. 19.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) ship (c) beat
21. 21.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) shoe (b) push (c) hit
23. 23.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) moon (b) win (c) push
25. 25.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) win (c) wool
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cheap (b) wood (c) food
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) feet (b) push (c) boot
30. 30.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) look (b) bit (c) food
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) seat (b) good (c) shoe
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sleep (b) still (c) beat
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) soon (c) hit
37. 37.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) lip (b) shoe (c) leap
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) beat (b) lip (c) win
40. 40.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill

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