Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 354 · 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? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) pick (b) spoon (c) sheep
4. 4.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) wool
8. 8.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) put (b) feel (c) blue
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) steal (b) foot (c) pick
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) seat (c) slip
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fill (b) ship (c) seen
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) seen (b) blue (c) push
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) soon (b) sit (c) book
17. 17.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
18. 18.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
20. 20.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) cook (b) pull (c) fool
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) fool (b) wood (c) put
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) hit (c) heat
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) seat (b) pull (c) pool
27. 27.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
28. 28.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) moon (c) sheep
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) juice (b) good (c) put
31. 31.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) shoe (b) heat (c) book
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) lip (b) spoon (c) hood
34. 34.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
35. 35.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
36. 36.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) leap (c) blue
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) feel (b) boot (c) pull
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) fit (b) look (c) soon
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hit (b) sheep (c) pull

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