Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 586 · 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) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
3. 3.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) beat (b) pick (c) juice
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) feet (c) pick
11. 11.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) fool (b) hit (c) feel
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wood (b) foot (c) food
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seen (b) fit (c) fill
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) still (b) pool (c) put
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) sleep (b) full (c) shoe
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) put (b) chip (c) feet
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) good (c) fit
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pick (b) wood (c) soon
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
25. 25.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) still (b) soon (c) book
31. 31.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) chip (b) wood (c) feel
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) spoon
35. 35.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) look (b) pool (c) cheap
38. 38.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
39. 39.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
40. 40.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip

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