Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 709 · 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 “feel”? (a) tooth (b) meal (c) hit
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) wool (b) sleep (c) lip
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) bit (b) soon (c) good
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) cheap (b) pull (c) juice
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) bit (c) pool
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) leap (c) wood
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) soon (b) ship (c) meal
9. 9.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) wool (b) steal (c) slip
11. 11.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pull (b) fit (c) soon
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) soon (b) cheap (c) chip
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sleep (b) moon (c) ship
18. 18.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sheep (b) heat (c) win
25. 25.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
26. 26.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) moon (b) push (c) ship
30. 30.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) heat (b) look (c) school
32. 32.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) look (c) feel
35. 35.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
36. 36.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pool (b) leap (c) wool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) school (b) seen (c) sit
39. 39.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) book (b) beat (c) fit

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