Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 795 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) heat (b) fit (c) slip
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) hood (c) sit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) spoon (b) blue (c) put
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) food
6. 6.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) wool (b) slip (c) leap
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) sit (c) feel
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sheep (b) steal (c) ship
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) hood (b) heat (c) win
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) win (b) sheep (c) blue
14. 14.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) seen (b) juice (c) good
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hood (b) sleep (c) juice
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pool (b) beat (c) book
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fill (b) school (c) heat
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) book (b) still (c) sleep
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) meal (b) pick (c) cheap
22. 22.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) pick
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fill (b) meal (c) pull
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) push (b) sleep (c) fool
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pool (b) good (c) lip
30. 30.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) look
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wood (b) push (c) fool
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) still (b) meal (c) juice
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) push (b) seen (c) soon
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) seen (b) spoon (c) pick
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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