Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 976 · 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 “foot”? (a) sheep (b) fool (c) cook
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pick (b) heat (c) sit
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) sleep (b) boot (c) put
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) pool (c) look
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) hood (b) sit (c) fool
7. 7.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) juice (b) full (c) look
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) chip (b) cheap (c) lip
11. 11.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
12. 12.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) heat (c) full
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feet (b) pick (c) seen
15. 15.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) slip (c) juice
20. 20.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) lip (b) spoon (c) hood
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) sleep
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fool (b) book (c) leap
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) wood (b) lip (c) boot
26. 26.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) seat (b) foot (c) shoe
29. 29.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
30. 30.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wood (b) food (c) soon
33. 33.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) bit (c) cheap
36. 36.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) feel (c) put
38. 38.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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