Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 258 · 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 fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) shoe (b) hood (c) feel
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) look (c) food
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) slip (b) spoon (c) seat
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) leap (b) feel (c) win
9. 9.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pull (b) meal (c) boot
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pick (b) moon (c) put
12. 12.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
13. 13.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) juice
15. 15.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) tooth
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) push (b) bit (c) sheep
19. 19.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
21. 21.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) soon (b) push (c) pool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) ship (c) hood
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) bit (b) tooth (c) heat
25. 25.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) bit (b) moon (c) book
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) slip (b) seat (c) steal
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) put
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
34. 34.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sleep (b) foot (c) bit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) wool (c) ship
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) blue (c) sleep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) full (b) ship (c) beat
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) cheap

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