Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 425 · 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? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) full (b) feet (c) hit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fill (b) wood (c) spoon
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) slip (b) cheap (c) beat
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) look (b) chip (c) feet
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) blue
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hood (b) pick (c) heat
9. 9.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feel (b) ship (c) hit
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) cook (b) shoe (c) feel
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pool (b) meal (c) hit
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) shoe (b) push (c) heat
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) cheap (b) look (c) spoon
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sit (b) pick (c) meal
16. 16.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) school (b) win (c) hood
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feet (b) ship (c) steal
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
28. 28.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) heat (b) fill (c) wool
33. 33.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) look (b) blue (c) sleep
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) fit (b) soon (c) push
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) beat (b) foot (c) food
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) feel (c) chip
40. 40.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit

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