Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 408 · 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? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seen (b) still (c) full
4. 4.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) steal (b) still (c) sheep
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) full (b) spoon (c) fill
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sleep (b) fill (c) food
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) put (b) soon (c) shoe
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) meal (b) pool (c) book
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pull (b) sit (c) beat
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fill (b) wood (c) feel
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) put (b) blue (c) leap
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) boot (b) chip (c) push
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) shoe (c) full
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) look (b) fit (c) pool
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) beat (b) juice (c) look
26. 26.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) meal (b) hit (c) put
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seat (b) lip (c) leap
33. 33.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sit (b) wool (c) sheep
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hit (b) book (c) beat
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) heat (b) cook (c) sit
37. 37.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fit (b) put (c) seat
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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