Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 185 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) lip (c) food
2. 2.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hit (b) tooth (c) put
5. 5.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fill (b) pull (c) sheep
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) soon
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) steal (b) good (c) soon
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) sit
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pull (b) boot (c) slip
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) ship (b) sit (c) sheep
15. 15.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
16. 16.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
17. 17.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) full (b) leap (c) chip
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) beat (b) chip (c) ship
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) fit (b) good (c) blue
23. 23.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) look (b) feet (c) bit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wool (b) bit (c) spoon
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) chip (c) soon
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) put (c) food
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
31. 31.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
32. 32.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) pool (c) meal
34. 34.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
35. 35.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) chip (b) tooth (c) wool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) hit (b) soon (c) book
39. 39.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) win (b) push (c) pool

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