Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 96 · 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 “ship”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) seat
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) full (b) heat (c) blue
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) chip (b) foot (c) tooth
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) blue (b) good (c) pull
13. 13.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) foot (b) seen (c) win
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) seat
16. 16.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) meal (c) hit
18. 18.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) sit (b) book (c) pool
21. 21.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
22. 22.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
23. 23.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) juice (b) cook (c) leap
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pick (b) feet (c) push
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) beat (b) soon (c) sit
27. 27.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) seen (c) boot
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) moon (b) cheap (c) fit
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) fool
34. 34.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) pick (b) heat (c) seat
37. 37.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) leap

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