Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 562 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) cheap
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) win (b) meal (c) bit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fill (b) lip (c) feet
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) full (b) fit (c) leap
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) feet
11. 11.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
15. 15.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) wool (c) shoe
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) fool (b) hood (c) feet
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wood (b) hit (c) school
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) feet (b) look (c) lip
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) win (b) bit (c) feet
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) cook (c) moon
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) school (b) moon (c) book
28. 28.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wool (b) book (c) spoon
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fool (b) book (c) hood
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fill (b) feet (c) put
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) bit (b) sheep (c) push
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) bit (b) meal (c) fit
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sit (b) still (c) leap
37. 37.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pick (b) cheap (c) juice
39. 39.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) full

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