Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 279 · 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? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) pick (b) cheap (c) wool
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) hood (b) moon (c) sit
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) heat (c) slip
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) heat (b) feet (c) ship
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) wood (c) chip
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) heat (b) leap (c) still
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) tooth (b) soon (c) pull
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) push (b) sleep (c) slip
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) hit (b) meal (c) heat
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) school (b) put (c) feet
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) meal (b) fool (c) look
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) pick (b) meal (c) push
17. 17.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) beat (b) fill (c) steal
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) heat (c) pull
21. 21.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) pick (c) put
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) beat (b) boot (c) ship
24. 24.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) still
26. 26.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) soon (b) cook (c) pick
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) push (b) pool (c) moon
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) bit (b) moon (c) wool
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) still (b) good (c) pool
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) hit (c) beat
35. 35.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) book (b) food (c) full
37. 37.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) win (c) sleep
39. 39.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
40. 40.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal

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