Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 603 · 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 “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) look (b) slip (c) shoe
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) wood (c) blue
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fit (b) fool (c) cook
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) seat (b) hood (c) soon
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) juice (b) cheap (c) fill
10. 10.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) fill
13. 13.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) leap (b) pick (c) still
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) tooth (b) hood (c) lip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) shoe (b) heat (c) lip
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feel (b) ship (c) book
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
27. 27.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) hit (b) put (c) beat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) soon (b) leap (c) bit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) shoe (c) push
34. 34.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) still (b) wood (c) leap
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) juice (c) wood
37. 37.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) soon (c) pull
39. 39.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
40. 40.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull

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