Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 129 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) slip (b) look (c) beat
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feet (b) boot (c) hit
3. 3.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) feel (b) push (c) juice
5. 5.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
9. 9.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) slip (c) heat
13. 13.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) foot (b) juice (c) school
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) cheap (b) lip (c) slip
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) sheep (b) school (c) hood
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) tooth (b) wood (c) fill
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) wool (b) fill (c) heat
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fill (b) bit (c) seen
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wool (b) school (c) steal
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) shoe (b) feel (c) pick
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) good (b) meal (c) pick
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) shoe (c) push
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) cheap (b) sleep (c) hit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pull (b) put (c) school
31. 31.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) spoon (b) cook (c) hood
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) cheap
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) moon (b) push (c) still
36. 36.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) good (c) spoon
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) bit (b) fit (c) feet
39. 39.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) pick (b) food (c) feet

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