Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 454 · 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 “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) cheap (b) put (c) moon
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) feet
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) fool (b) look (c) sleep
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) still (c) cook
7. 7.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) bit (b) wool (c) juice
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wood (b) feel (c) boot
10. 10.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) bit (c) boot
14. 14.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) hood (b) shoe (c) fit
16. 16.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) fool (b) book (c) food
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) put (b) seen (c) sit
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) fit (c) push
21. 21.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) beat (b) juice (c) slip
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) bit (c) fool
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) boot (c) chip
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) fool
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) blue (b) cook (c) push
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) meal (c) juice
30. 30.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
31. 31.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
32. 32.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) meal (b) hood (c) fill
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) blue (b) wood (c) moon
37. 37.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
38. 38.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cheap (b) still (c) moon
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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