Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 62 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) cheap (b) food (c) book
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) fool
3. 3.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) slip (b) feel (c) ship
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fill (b) cook (c) seen
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) slip (b) hood (c) spoon
10. 10.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) full (b) feel (c) hit
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) hood (b) feet (c) hit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) shoe (c) push
17. 17.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) win (b) fool (c) full
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) leap (b) foot (c) win
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) boot (c) sit
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sit (b) win (c) meal
26. 26.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seen (b) still (c) wool
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) beat (b) wool (c) fit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seen (b) meal (c) still
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feel (b) slip (c) full
32. 32.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
34. 34.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) still (b) beat (c) fit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) meal (b) wood (c) food
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feet (b) chip (c) fool

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