Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 278 · 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? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) slip (b) cheap (c) steal
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) still (b) hood (c) leap
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) chip (c) blue
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) book (b) moon (c) food
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) slip (b) chip (c) meal
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) hit
9. 9.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) pool (b) steal (c) fill
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) boot (c) pool
13. 13.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) boot (c) wool
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) fool (b) chip (c) look
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) sleep (c) win
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seat (b) cheap (c) fill
25. 25.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
26. 26.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) win (b) push (c) school
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) chip (c) hood
29. 29.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
30. 30.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) seen (c) sit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) bit (c) heat
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) fit
34. 34.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) chip (b) moon (c) wool
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) still (b) soon (c) seen
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) school (b) still (c) seat
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) boot (b) blue (c) pull
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) still (c) sheep
40. 40.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill

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