Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 980 · 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.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) shoe (c) lip
3. 3.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) put (b) win (c) food
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) wood (b) fit (c) meal
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) push (b) school (c) tooth
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) good (c) soon
12. 12.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) full
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) meal (c) bit
20. 20.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) push (b) hit (c) food
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) ship (b) leap (c) blue
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) book (b) chip (c) sleep
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) spoon (b) sit (c) seat
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) blue (b) bit (c) foot
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) sheep (c) win
31. 31.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) boot (b) steal (c) pull
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) shoe (b) foot (c) sleep
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) spoon (b) steal (c) bit
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) seen (c) sit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) lip (b) food (c) heat
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) bit (b) hit (c) seat

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