Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 127 · 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? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) cheap (c) juice
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) wood (c) sit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) good (b) fill (c) cheap
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) hood (b) leap (c) shoe
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fit (b) fool (c) feel
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sit (b) soon (c) steal
11. 11.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
12. 12.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) moon (b) put (c) boot
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) slip (b) seen (c) cook
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wool (b) shoe (c) pick
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) book (b) lip (c) sheep
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) chip (b) wood (c) tooth
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) good (b) fool (c) leap
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) put
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) steal (b) wool (c) food
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) fool (c) book
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) cheap (b) pick (c) shoe
27. 27.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
30. 30.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) still (b) look (c) juice
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) good (b) slip (c) tooth
33. 33.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
34. 34.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) win (b) full (c) leap
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fill (b) food (c) sleep
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) soon (b) cook (c) put
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) win (b) seat (c) fill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) boot (b) heat (c) sit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) put (b) feel (c) spoon

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