Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 142 · 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? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) soon (b) leap (c) push
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fool (b) foot (c) shoe
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
6. 6.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
9. 9.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feet (b) push (c) bit
11. 11.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) seat (b) juice (c) wood
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fit (b) book (c) soon
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) leap (b) wool (c) slip
16. 16.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) steal
21. 21.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) look (b) steal (c) pick
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) moon (b) wood (c) cheap
25. 25.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
26. 26.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) steal
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) seen (c) fool
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fill (b) beat (c) juice
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) seat (b) juice (c) good
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) meal (b) win (c) feet
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) seat (b) slip (c) moon
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) steal (b) hit (c) heat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) wood (c) steal
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pool (b) sit (c) sheep
40. 40.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull

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