Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 888 · 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 “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
3. 3.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
10. 10.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) good (b) pool (c) cook
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) meal (b) boot (c) still
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wool (b) beat (c) spoon
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) ship (b) juice (c) meal
16. 16.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) steal (b) juice (c) foot
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cook (b) ship (c) sheep
19. 19.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fill (b) sheep (c) tooth
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) heat (b) sit (c) bit
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fill (b) still (c) feel
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) steal (c) ship
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) juice (b) sheep (c) fill
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) cheap (b) look (c) pool
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) full (b) pick (c) soon
32. 32.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
35. 35.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) fill (b) look (c) beat
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) hood (b) feet (c) pick
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) lip (b) meal (c) seen

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