Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 397 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) tooth (b) slip (c) wood
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) steal (b) bit (c) still
5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) beat (c) school
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) spoon (b) still (c) push
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) steal
10. 10.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
11. 11.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fit (b) boot (c) steal
13. 13.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seen (b) ship (c) leap
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) tooth (b) sit (c) feet
19. 19.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
22. 22.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
23. 23.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) meal (b) lip (c) ship
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) lip (b) wood (c) feel
26. 26.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pull (b) school (c) full
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pull (b) soon (c) full
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) meal (b) blue (c) cook
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) moon (b) cheap (c) win
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sheep (b) book (c) fill
37. 37.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) seat (c) sheep
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seat (b) lip (c) cook

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