Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 178 · 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? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) juice (b) look (c) food
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wool (b) hit (c) shoe
7. 7.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) juice (b) leap (c) cook
9. 9.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) sheep (c) bit
12. 12.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) good (b) seen (c) chip
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) juice
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) meal (b) juice (c) book
19. 19.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) seat
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
23. 23.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) juice (b) chip (c) push
26. 26.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) sleep
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) look
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) slip (b) cook (c) sleep
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) push (b) food (c) beat
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) pick
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) school
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) pool (b) fill (c) leap
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) heat (b) bit (c) look
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) moon (b) juice (c) foot
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) full (b) feet (c) lip
40. 40.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation