Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 706 · 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: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) book (b) feel (c) chip
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feel (b) foot (c) sit
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) hit (b) chip (c) steal
9. 9.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) boot (b) sleep (c) ship
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) cook (b) food (c) tooth
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) win (b) heat (c) book
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cook (b) chip (c) shoe
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) food (b) shoe (c) wool
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) look (b) fool (c) spoon
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) beat
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) bit (b) feel (c) ship
21. 21.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) full (b) good (c) pool
25. 25.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pull (b) school (c) juice
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) push (b) meal (c) fool
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) heat (b) leap (c) slip
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fill (b) beat (c) put
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wood (b) spoon (c) boot
33. 33.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seen (b) slip (c) fill
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) book (b) sit (c) seat
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) push (b) boot (c) foot
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) feel (b) pool (c) put
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sleep (b) meal (c) lip
39. 39.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) win (c) fool

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