Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 303 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) foot (b) pick (c) soon
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) book (c) bit
4. 4.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) look (b) wool (c) food
6. 6.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) pool (b) still (c) cheap
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pick (b) cheap (c) steal
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) win (b) sheep (c) still
12. 12.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) lip (b) still (c) cheap
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) food (c) win
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) hood (c) sheep
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) meal (b) book (c) spoon
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) sit
23. 23.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) soon (c) feet
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) pick (c) steal
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) moon (b) look (c) pull
27. 27.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) slip (b) food (c) cook
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) juice (c) hit
31. 31.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sleep (b) steal (c) still
34. 34.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) book
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) foot (b) heat (c) hit
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) chip (c) feel
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) moon (b) look (c) food

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