Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 622 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) lip (b) cook (c) fool
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) sleep (b) slip
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) spoon (b) push (c) sleep
7. 7.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) juice (b) fill (c) beat
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fill (b) boot (c) book
11. 11.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) spoon (b) meal (c) fit
13. 13.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) good (b) pool (c) lip
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) tooth (c) sit
22. 22.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
23. 23.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) wood
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) blue (b) book (c) steal
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) hit (c) cook
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) foot (b) soon (c) book
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
32. 32.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) wood (c) tooth
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) slip (b) wool (c) beat
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) juice (b) pool (c) good
36. 36.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
37. 37.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) good (b) sleep (c) fill
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) put

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