Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 167 · 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? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) still (b) leap (c) blue
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) hit (b) food (c) beat
4. 4.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seat (b) feel (c) pick
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) tooth (b) meal (c) fit
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) chip (c) school
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) leap (b) fool (c) full
12. 12.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) juice (c) cook
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) fit (b) spoon (c) wool
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) good (c) soon
25. 25.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) meal (b) hood (c) pool
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) seen (c) tooth
29. 29.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) juice (b) steal (c) sit
31. 31.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fill (b) boot (c) leap
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) leap (c) lip
34. 34.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) feet (b) tooth (c) good
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) pick
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) juice (b) pick (c) beat
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) good (b) blue (c) tooth
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) hit (b) spoon (c) push

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