Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 214 · 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 “slip”? (a) chip (b) beat (c) seen
2. 2.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) beat (b) blue (c) pick
4. 4.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
6. 6.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) tooth (b) fit (c) cook
8. 8.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seen (b) sheep (c) ship
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) full (c) blue
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sheep (b) hood (c) sit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) meal (b) moon (c) foot
14. 14.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) wool (b) steal (c) still
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) bit (b) put (c) feet
21. 21.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) meal (c) chip
26. 26.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) cook (b) blue (c) steal
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) leap (b) fit (c) moon
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) put (b) spoon (c) hit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hit (b) cook (c) steal
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) soon (b) beat (c) bit
32. 32.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hit (b) meal (c) fit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) fool (c) pull
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) tooth (c) book
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) put (b) blue (c) shoe
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) leap (b) meal (c) ship
40. 40.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch

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