Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 308 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) bit (c) shoe
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) hit (c) fool
5. 5.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feet (b) school (c) slip
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) fool (b) feet (c) hood
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) bit (b) leap (c) cook
9. 9.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) push (b) feel (c) hit
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) soon (b) spoon (c) book
15. 15.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cheap (b) look (c) blue
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) food (c) cheap
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) juice (b) full (c) put
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pull (b) school (c) wool
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) sheep (c) ship
28. 28.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hood (b) put (c) shoe
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fool (b) put (c) slip
32. 32.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) chip
34. 34.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
35. 35.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) chip
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) full (c) food
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) put (b) blue (c) pick

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