Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 374 · 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 “feel”? (a) leap (b) bit (c) fool
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) school (b) fool (c) pull
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) cook (b) hit (c) seat
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) meal (c) full
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) push (b) feel (c) soon
10. 10.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
11. 11.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) feet (c) ship
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) full (c) pool
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) feel (b) juice (c) wool
20. 20.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
21. 21.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
22. 22.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pool (b) ship (c) hood
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) sleep (c) bit
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) feet
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) win (b) shoe (c) full
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) full (b) steal (c) fill
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pool (b) spoon (c) cook
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) moon (c) book
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) shoe (b) seat (c) lip
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) juice (b) feel (c) pull
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wool (b) good (c) moon

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