Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 698 · 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 “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) book (b) food (c) beat
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feel (b) good (c) lip
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) lip (b) look (c) shoe
7. 7.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) hit (c) feet
11. 11.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) juice (b) full (c) heat
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) seat (b) good (c) school
15. 15.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) juice (b) food (c) push
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) beat (b) hit (c) feet
19. 19.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) look (b) still (c) seat
21. 21.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) good (b) school (c) slip
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) still (c) moon
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) seat (b) food (c) book
25. 25.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) lip (c) meal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wool (b) look (c) soon
28. 28.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) shoe (c) slip
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pool (b) spoon (c) pull
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
35. 35.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) lip (b) sleep (c) sheep
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) leap (c) win
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit

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