Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 473 · 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 fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) sleep (c) fit
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
5. 5.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) heat
7. 7.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) spoon (b) wood (c) boot
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) chip (b) push (c) steal
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) blue (b) good (c) sit
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) tooth (b) chip (c) hood
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) soon
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
15. 15.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) push (b) boot (c) slip
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) put (b) food (c) chip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pool (b) full (c) sheep
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) meal (b) heat (c) win
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) foot (b) fill (c) seen
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fit (b) seen (c) pick
24. 24.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
25. 25.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) still (b) tooth (c) put
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) steal (b) put (c) school
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) put
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) soon (b) leap (c) hit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) foot (b) lip (c) feel
32. 32.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) wool (c) still
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) ship (b) sleep (c) fill
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) hood (b) win (c) fool
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) beat (b) still (c) cheap
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) ship (b) tooth (c) cheap
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feet (b) chip (c) beat
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) win (b) ship (c) sheep

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