Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 370 · 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 “beat”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) win
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) shoe (b) fool (c) cook
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) sleep (c) hit
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) still (b) cheap (c) sleep
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) cheap (c) feel
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) beat (b) pull (c) hit
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) ship (b) pick (c) seat
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) wool (b) shoe (c) sit
15. 15.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) steal (b) cook (c) school
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sleep (b) pick (c) cook
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) shoe (b) hood (c) still
26. 26.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) put (b) seat (c) bit
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
29. 29.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) cheap (c) fill
31. 31.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) steal
34. 34.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) push (b) put (c) soon
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) leap
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) cheap (b) boot (c) pick
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) hit (b) wood (c) sheep
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) push (b) moon (c) sheep

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