Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 248 · 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? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
2. 2.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) lip (b) tooth (c) good
9. 9.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) still (b) lip (c) seen
13. 13.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) feel
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) cook (b) seen (c) spoon
19. 19.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) wool (b) beat (c) still
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) boot
24. 24.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) tooth (b) hood (c) chip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) put (c) ship
29. 29.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
30. 30.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) shoe (b) pick (c) foot
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) look (b) hit (c) tooth
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) wood
35. 35.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) push (c) boot
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) feet (c) hit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wood (b) juice (c) foot

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