Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 302 · 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? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) still (b) boot (c) foot
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) pick (b) cook (c) steal
4. 4.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) spoon (b) seen (c) good
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) still
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) book
8. 8.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) still (c) pool
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) lip (c) soon
14. 14.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fill (b) food (c) feel
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) fool (c) wood
17. 17.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) win (c) seen
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) blue (b) good (c) sit
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) pick (b) hood (c) cheap
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) meal (c) push
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) fool (b) push (c) hood
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) meal (b) win (c) look
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) wool (b) feet (c) hit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) meal (b) fit (c) fill
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) book (b) fill (c) sheep
34. 34.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) good (b) chip (c) feel
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) foot (b) leap (c) sit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) steal (b) fit (c) win
38. 38.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) foot (c) pick
40. 40.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit

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