Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 657 · 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 “good”? (a) full (b) school (c) fool
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) seat
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fit (b) meal (c) chip
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) food (b) sit (c) hood
5. 5.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) sheep
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) heat (c) ship
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) hit (b) fool (c) seat
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fool (b) shoe (c) foot
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) still
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) push (b) school (c) tooth
15. 15.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
16. 16.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) fill
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) soon (b) cook (c) wood
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) food
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) wood
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) push (b) cheap (c) fill
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) leap (b) fit (c) full
28. 28.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
30. 30.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) tooth
33. 33.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
34. 34.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
35. 35.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
36. 36.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) look (b) chip (c) soon
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) lip (c) good
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) blue (b) pull (c) chip

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation