Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 543 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pull (b) still (c) spoon
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) chip (b) pool (c) wool
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sleep (b) foot (c) pick
6. 6.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fill (b) foot (c) school
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fit (b) fool (c) cheap
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) seen (c) foot
10. 10.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fill (b) beat (c) sleep
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) look
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) foot (b) ship (c) seat
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) look (c) boot
21. 21.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) wool (b) cheap (c) pick
23. 23.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
24. 24.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) lip (b) bit (c) steal
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) win (c) sleep
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) boot (b) push (c) tooth
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) put (b) pool (c) boot
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) win
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) sit (c) steal
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) still (c) sheep
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) meal (b) juice (c) hood
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) juice (b) full (c) still
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) fill

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