Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 169 · 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? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) fit (c) wood
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fill (b) feet (c) good
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) steal (b) fit (c) lip
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fill (b) juice (c) heat
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) still (b) shoe (c) beat
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) cook (b) sit (c) beat
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) lip (c) beat
16. 16.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feel (b) pull (c) pick
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) soon (b) sit (c) push
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) blue
20. 20.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) beat (c) sheep
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) blue (b) push (c) boot
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) fit (b) feel (c) seen
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sit (b) feel (c) sheep
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) steal (c) fit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) put
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) sleep
33. 33.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) slip (b) leap (c) food
36. 36.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) foot (c) sit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) ship (c) hood
40. 40.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full

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