Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 402 · 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 “slip”? (a) ship (b) heat (c) cook
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) slip (b) moon (c) meal
3. 3.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) ship (b) feet (c) leap
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hood (b) boot (c) book
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) put (b) fill (c) blue
10. 10.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) look (b) still (c) juice
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) beat (b) win (c) tooth
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) book (b) boot (c) bit
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) put (b) beat (c) spoon
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
20. 20.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seat (b) push (c) bit
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wool (b) still (c) pool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pull (b) win (c) meal
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) shoe (b) cook (c) fool
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) school (c) wool
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) beat (b) fill (c) put
33. 33.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) slip (b) boot (c) hood
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) foot
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) push (b) shoe (c) fit
38. 38.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) wool
40. 40.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap

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