Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 104 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) seat (c) pool
2. 2.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) ship (b) sheep (c) sit
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) juice
7. 7.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) food (c) put
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) school (c) cheap
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) tooth (b) moon (c) put
11. 11.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
12. 12.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
13. 13.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) pool
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) cook (c) feel
17. 17.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
20. 20.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) juice (b) chip (c) cook
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seat (b) cook (c) hit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) fool (b) fit (c) sheep
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) shoe (b) sleep (c) wool
27. 27.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) foot (c) sleep
29. 29.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) tooth (b) still (c) seen
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) cheap (b) blue (c) fill
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fit (b) cheap (c) meal
35. 35.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) foot
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) feet (c) tooth
39. 39.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) win (b) seat (c) feet

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