Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 584 · 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 “sleep”? (a) feel (b) put (c) still
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) chip (b) moon (c) sleep
3. 3.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sheep (b) soon (c) chip
6. 6.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) win (b) good (c) leap
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) still (c) feel
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) full (b) heat (c) fit
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) meal (b) sit (c) sheep
14. 14.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) spoon (b) ship (c) cook
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) cheap (b) spoon (c) book
19. 19.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) put (b) fill (c) tooth
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wood (b) boot (c) ship
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) win (b) steal (c) fill
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) shoe (b) tooth (c) good
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) seat (b) look (c) juice
28. 28.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
29. 29.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
30. 30.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) foot (b) chip (c) moon
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) leap (b) wool (c) chip
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) chip (b) sleep (c) still
37. 37.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) full (b) juice (c) soon
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hood (b) fill (c) feet
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) wool (b) win (c) moon

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