Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 136 · 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? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hood (b) sheep (c) lip
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fool (b) lip (c) leap
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wood (b) soon (c) feel
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) spoon (b) put (c) blue
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) school (b) soon (c) full
10. 10.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fill (b) hit (c) cheap
13. 13.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) put (b) blue (c) tooth
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) bit
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) put (b) feel (c) lip
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) heat
22. 22.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) good (b) steal (c) fool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pool (b) sit (c) sheep
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) good (b) pull (c) pool
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pull (b) spoon (c) foot
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) school (c) good
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) win (b) feel (c) leap
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) hood (c) tooth
33. 33.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) fit (c) foot
35. 35.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fit (b) pull (c) beat
38. 38.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pick (b) beat (c) seat
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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