Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 221 · 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 “still”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) good
2. 2.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
3. 3.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) chip (b) beat (c) shoe
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) feet (b) wool (c) pool
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
10. 10.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) bit (b) sleep (c) blue
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) meal (b) book (c) boot
15. 15.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
16. 16.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) good
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) full (c) food
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
24. 24.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) boot (b) heat (c) win
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) juice (b) tooth (c) book
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) feel (b) pick (c) still
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) sit
30. 30.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) wood (b) chip (c) feet
32. 32.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) fill (b) fool (c) cook
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) leap (b) good (c) moon
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) push (b) shoe (c) pool
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) steal (b) soon (c) look
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) push (b) sit (c) feel
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill

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