Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 35 · 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) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) shoe (c) lip
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) fool (b) foot (c) feel
5. 5.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wood (b) foot (c) pool
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) slip (b) push (c) fool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) feel (b) look (c) boot
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hood (b) wood (c) food
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) cheap (b) lip (c) wool
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) food (b) look (c) chip
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) hood (c) hit
15. 15.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
16. 16.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) sleep
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
19. 19.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) spoon (b) steal (c) ship
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sit (b) wood (c) sleep
22. 22.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) shoe (b) book (c) good
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) bit (c) still
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pool (b) push (c) wool
26. 26.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) cheap (b) soon (c) wood
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) spoon (b) hood (c) steal
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pool (b) look (c) still
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) push (c) pick
31. 31.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) win (c) shoe
33. 33.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
37. 37.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) steal (b) wool (c) boot

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