Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 91 · 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 “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) beat (b) pool (c) push
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) school (b) ship (c) book
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) leap (b) meal (c) pick
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) blue (b) put (c) tooth
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) bit (c) heat
14. 14.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
15. 15.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) seen
17. 17.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) school (b) sit (c) push
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) feet (c) blue
20. 20.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
21. 21.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) tooth (b) slip (c) feel
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) soon
24. 24.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
25. 25.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) push (b) hit (c) sheep
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) pick (c) fool
28. 28.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) seen (b) pull (c) shoe
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) still (c) feet
35. 35.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sheep (b) shoe (c) still
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) wool (c) win
38. 38.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
39. 39.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
40. 40.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal

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