Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 64 · 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 “blue”? (a) soon (b) look (c) foot
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) full (b) blue (c) juice
3. 3.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) steal
5. 5.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hit (b) foot (c) feet
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) seen (b) hit (c) slip
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) slip (b) feet (c) full
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) sheep (c) bit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) tooth (b) lip (c) cheap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) lip (b) heat (c) hit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) meal (b) food (c) sit
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) soon (b) leap (c) win
19. 19.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) still (b) full (c) shoe
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) spoon (b) pool (c) foot
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) heat (c) full
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) win (b) seen (c) beat
32. 32.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
33. 33.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) bit (b) heat (c) steal
35. 35.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
36. 36.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
37. 37.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fill (b) cheap (c) good
39. 39.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool

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