Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 564 · 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: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
4. 4.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
5. 5.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) seat (b) put (c) fool
13. 13.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) put (b) spoon (c) slip
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sheep (b) pick (c) sleep
18. 18.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) sheep (b) hood (c) tooth
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) sit (c) meal
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) feet (c) seat
22. 22.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) soon
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) foot (b) sheep (c) win
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) feel (b) foot (c) school
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) hood (c) chip
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) juice (b) blue (c) put
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) push (b) pull (c) juice
33. 33.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) fool (b) shoe (c) put
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) moon (b) lip (c) cheap
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) book (b) sleep (c) spoon
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) hood (b) still (c) sleep
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) meal (b) lip (c) sit

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