Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 150 · 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 “win”? (a) hit (b) heat (c) shoe
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) chip (b) put (c) food
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) boot (b) leap (c) bit
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) moon (b) good (c) cook
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) cook (c) shoe
9. 9.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) meal (b) school (c) good
11. 11.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) moon
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) bit (b) sleep (c) sheep
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) tooth (c) wood
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) put (b) sheep (c) pool
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) bit (b) wool (c) tooth
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) fool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) lip
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fit (b) sleep (c) chip
25. 25.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) slip (c) good
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) beat (b) heat (c) hit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) pick
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) meal (b) pool (c) wood
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) win
36. 36.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) hit (c) feel
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) spoon (b) hood (c) boot
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fill (b) meal (c) still
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hood (b) beat (c) fill

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