Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 440 · 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? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) lip (b) sleep (c) shoe
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) seen (c) still
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) soon (b) school (c) hood
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) steal (c) bit
7. 7.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) lip (b) foot (c) tooth
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) put (b) shoe (c) bit
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) good (b) meal (c) fool
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) food
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) fill (c) good
19. 19.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) good (b) sit (c) leap
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
24. 24.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
25. 25.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) spoon (b) moon (c) wool
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) look (c) hit
28. 28.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) seat (c) ship
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) blue (b) steal (c) hit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) soon (b) moon (c) hood
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) heat (c) ship
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) feet (b) pool (c) look
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) ship (b) fool (c) put
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) wool
36. 36.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) hood (b) blue (c) leap
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pick (b) push (c) soon
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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