Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 391 · 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 “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) juice (b) fool (c) book
3. 3.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) heat (b) shoe (c) chip
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) sit (c) full
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hit (b) school (c) hood
11. 11.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) sit (b) school (c) full
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) hood (b) fill (c) shoe
17. 17.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
18. 18.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) win (b) cook (c) moon
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) book (c) sheep
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) still (b) meal (c) hit
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) win (b) school (c) pull
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sit (b) sheep (c) seat
26. 26.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seat (b) cheap (c) pick
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) tooth (b) wood (c) moon
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) pick (b) cook (c) feet
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) beat (b) win (c) slip
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feel (b) lip (c) hood
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) fit (c) sheep
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) leap (b) sit (c) wool
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) chip (c) seat
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) pool
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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