Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 740 · 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 “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) good (b) tooth (c) blue
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pick (b) slip (c) seat
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) book (b) food (c) feet
6. 6.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cheap (b) steal (c) lip
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) put (b) seen (c) soon
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) pick (c) hood
10. 10.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) seat
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) spoon (b) steal (c) pull
13. 13.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) sit
15. 15.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) chip (b) feet (c) heat
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) blue (b) steal (c) wool
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) hit (c) shoe
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) school (b) tooth (c) push
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) soon (b) sheep (c) pull
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) slip (b) hood (c) fool
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) foot (b) put (c) shoe
25. 25.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
27. 27.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
28. 28.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
29. 29.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) seen
31. 31.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) put (b) sheep (c) fool
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) spoon (b) seat (c) look
36. 36.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) seat (b) pull (c) tooth
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) beat (c) cook
39. 39.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip

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