Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 231 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) moon (b) pick (c) feel
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) meal (b) win (c) blue
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) feet (c) blue
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) cheap (b) foot (c) fool
5. 5.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) push (b) boot (c) sheep
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
12. 12.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) meal (b) chip (c) wool
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) good (b) hit (c) steal
15. 15.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) put (b) sit (c) soon
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
19. 19.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) fool (c) sleep
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) soon
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) meal (b) win (c) foot
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) lip (b) tooth (c) leap
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) pull (c) feel
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) boot (b) wool (c) full
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pull (b) steal (c) fill
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) cheap (b) moon (c) book
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) moon
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
38. 38.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) food (b) cook (c) book
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fit (b) blue (c) push

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