Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 479 · 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) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) bit (b) moon (c) pull
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) feet (b) push (c) chip
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) hood (c) shoe
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
9. 9.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wood (b) cook (c) soon
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) tooth (b) wood (c) lip
12. 12.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) wool (c) slip
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) push (b) bit (c) seen
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
18. 18.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
20. 20.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wool (b) chip (c) fool
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) look (b) cheap (c) school
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) sheep
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) food (b) wood (c) fool
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) still (c) spoon
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) juice (b) steal (c) cook
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pool (b) school (c) wool
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) still (b) blue (c) cook
30. 30.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) pull
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) cheap (c) fit
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) bit (b) slip (c) meal
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) good (b) sit (c) pool
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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