Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 722 · 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 “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) spoon (b) soon (c) full
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) school (b) pick (c) book
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) full (b) spoon (c) shoe
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) seen (b) good (c) lip
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) boot (b) pick (c) beat
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) look (b) still (c) leap
13. 13.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) good (b) boot (c) chip
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) fill (c) steal
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) pick (c) seen
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sit (b) seat (c) heat
22. 22.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) meal (c) shoe
24. 24.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sleep (b) good (c) bit
26. 26.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) boot (b) put (c) push
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) slip (b) full (c) cheap
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) soon (c) heat
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) blue (b) shoe (c) pull
33. 33.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) book (b) sheep (c) fit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fit (b) win (c) feet
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
38. 38.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
39. 39.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) chip (b) shoe (c) book

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