Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 540 · 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? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) boot (c) win
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) ship (b) feet (c) blue
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) foot (b) blue (c) steal
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pull (b) leap (c) ship
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) wood (b) ship (c) sheep
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pull (b) sit (c) pool
14. 14.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sheep (b) food (c) bit
16. 16.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
17. 17.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wool (b) lip (c) juice
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) push (b) shoe (c) cheap
20. 20.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) hit
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) soon (b) juice (c) pull
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) good (b) heat (c) shoe
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sheep (b) cook (c) pick
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) beat (b) boot (c) fill
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sheep (b) wool (c) pick
31. 31.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) look (b) push (c) fool
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) moon (b) fill (c) seen
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) meal (b) look (c) blue
35. 35.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) meal (b) moon (c) chip
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) foot (b) pool (c) leap

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