Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 75 · 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 fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) sit (c) blue
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hit (b) moon (c) hood
4. 4.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) leap (b) wood (c) sit
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seen (b) slip (c) boot
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pick (b) boot (c) book
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seat (b) win (c) heat
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) hood (b) fool (c) beat
14. 14.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) book (b) tooth (c) juice
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) bit
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sit (b) tooth (c) foot
20. 20.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wood (b) still (c) moon
22. 22.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) book (c) boot
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cook (b) sheep (c) still
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
28. 28.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
29. 29.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cheap (b) tooth (c) wool
31. 31.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sheep (b) pick (c) school
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wood (b) soon (c) heat
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) cook (b) school (c) feel
35. 35.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
36. 36.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) slip (c) leap
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cook (b) feet (c) tooth
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) spoon (b) put (c) bit

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