Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 449 · 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 “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) win (b) put (c) seen
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) spoon (c) sit
4. 4.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) fit (c) wool
10. 10.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) slip (c) steal
12. 12.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
13. 13.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
14. 14.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) juice
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) bit (b) foot (c) shoe
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) seat (c) blue
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) still (c) slip
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) boot (b) feel (c) pick
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) seen (c) pick
23. 23.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) seen (c) wool
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) beat (b) pull (c) school
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) pull (c) slip
27. 27.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) full (c) blue
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) chip (b) pick (c) sheep
32. 32.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) lip (c) put
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) wool (b) feet (c) pool
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pool (b) fit (c) good
36. 36.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) feel (b) ship (c) soon
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cook (b) blue (c) foot
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) meal (b) ship (c) sleep
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seen (b) chip (c) sheep

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