Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 312 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) sit (b) full (c) moon
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cook (b) bit (c) shoe
5. 5.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) juice
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
9. 9.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
10. 10.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) cook (b) beat (c) sit
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) push (c) beat
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) fit (c) feel
18. 18.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) soon (c) beat
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) heat
21. 21.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
22. 22.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) meal (b) spoon (c) slip
26. 26.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) still (b) seat (c) sheep
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) wool
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) meal (b) pick (c) slip
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) sheep (b) juice (c) push
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) soon (b) full (c) sleep
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fool (b) shoe (c) foot
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) beat (b) wood (c) tooth
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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