Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 234 · 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 “spoon”? (a) meal (b) tooth (c) pull
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seen (b) sit (c) wood
3. 3.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) cheap (b) chip (c) cook
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) beat (b) full (c) moon
7. 7.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) good (b) seat (c) fill
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) book (b) foot (c) pool
10. 10.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) book
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) boot (b) full (c) look
14. 14.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) wood (b) chip (c) feel
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) full (b) steal (c) sit
21. 21.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) seat
23. 23.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fool (b) book (c) meal
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) full (c) seen
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) hit (b) heat (c) seat
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pick (b) lip (c) leap
32. 32.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) bit (c) beat
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) school (b) tooth (c) look
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) steal

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