Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 439 · 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 “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) sleep (b) pool (c) book
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) look
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) wood (b) soon (c) slip
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fool (b) lip (c) cheap
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) put (b) tooth (c) chip
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) pick (b) feel (c) seen
8. 8.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cheap (b) pull (c) fool
11. 11.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) feel (b) pull (c) food
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fit (b) hood (c) spoon
14. 14.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) foot (b) fool (c) sleep
16. 16.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
17. 17.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
19. 19.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) cook (b) food (c) sleep
21. 21.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) moon (b) shoe (c) wool
25. 25.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pool (b) ship (c) wool
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pool (b) chip (c) full
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) meal (b) lip (c) still
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) hood (c) pick
31. 31.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sleep (b) chip (c) pick
33. 33.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fool (b) ship (c) foot
36. 36.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) moon (b) seat (c) wool
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) win (b) full (c) juice

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