Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 237 · 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 “leap”? (a) food (b) sleep (c) still
2. 2.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
3. 3.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) still (c) tooth
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) book (b) cook (c) blue
6. 6.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fill (b) boot (c) book
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) hood (c) fit
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) foot (c) chip
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) foot (b) food (c) fit
13. 13.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
15. 15.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) blue (b) shoe (c) full
17. 17.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) juice (b) feel (c) sit
19. 19.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) fill
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pool (b) put (c) school
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) school (b) lip (c) seen
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) seat
25. 25.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) juice (b) ship (c) put
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) soon (b) sit (c) full
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) put (b) wood (c) pool
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) tooth (b) steal (c) look
31. 31.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) shoe (b) cheap (c) sit
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cook (b) pool (c) soon
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) feel (b) put (c) win
37. 37.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
40. 40.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal

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