Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 793 · 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 “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) win (b) boot (c) full
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) ship (b) feet (c) fill
6. 6.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
7. 7.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
11. 11.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feel (b) slip (c) food
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) seat
15. 15.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) leap (b) pull (c) food
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sheep (b) chip (c) ship
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) cook (c) boot
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) sleep (c) fool
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) seat (b) book (c) food
22. 22.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) slip (b) cook (c) feel
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seat (b) seen (c) slip
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) win (b) tooth (c) sleep
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) lip (b) food (c) hood
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) chip (b) put (c) shoe
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) leap (c) bit
32. 32.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
33. 33.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
34. 34.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) sleep (c) hit
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) hood (b) fit (c) meal
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seen (b) full (c) ship
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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