Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 198 · 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 “fill”? (a) beat (b) win (c) put
2. 2.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) feet (c) slip
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) foot (b) blue (c) steal
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) school (b) hood (c) chip
7. 7.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
8. 8.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) food
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) wood (b) leap (c) spoon
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) steal (b) win (c) lip
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) put (b) meal (c) soon
13. 13.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
14. 14.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) soon (b) fit (c) put
17. 17.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) chip (b) slip (c) sleep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) meal
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) still (b) pool (c) put
22. 22.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
23. 23.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
24. 24.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
25. 25.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) hit (b) moon (c) look
27. 27.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) push (b) book (c) spoon
29. 29.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
30. 30.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) spoon (b) seen (c) lip
34. 34.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pull (b) slip (c) school
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) steal (b) good (c) bit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) shoe (b) soon (c) look

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