Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 899 · 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 “slip”? (a) heat (b) bit (c) cook
2. 2.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) tooth (c) bit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) sit (b) look (c) pool
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fill (b) sit (c) steal
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) pull (c) food
7. 7.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cook (b) hood (c) shoe
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fool (b) cheap (c) win
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) full (b) fool (c) lip
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seat (b) feet (c) fill
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fit (b) pull (c) feet
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) fill
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) juice (b) fit (c) seen
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) feet
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sleep (b) push (c) hit
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
26. 26.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
28. 28.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
29. 29.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) pool (c) push
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) seat (c) slip
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) pick (c) book
35. 35.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) foot
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) meal (b) lip (c) fool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) school (b) pick (c) wood
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) spoon (b) slip (c) beat
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation