Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 450 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) ship (b) shoe (c) sheep
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) full (b) slip (c) sleep
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pull (b) ship (c) fool
4. 4.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) juice (b) fool (c) good
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) cheap (b) shoe (c) still
7. 7.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fit (b) look (c) meal
10. 10.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) steal (b) soon (c) good
14. 14.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
15. 15.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fit (b) spoon (c) feel
18. 18.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) soon (c) lip
20. 20.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) school (b) cheap (c) chip
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) ship (b) leap (c) tooth
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) shoe (b) book (c) full
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
27. 27.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
28. 28.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pick (b) spoon (c) hood
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) still (b) hit (c) beat
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 “leap”? (a) bit (b) look (c) sheep
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) pick (c) hit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pool (b) fill (c) feet
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) boot
38. 38.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) look (b) sleep (c) chip

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