Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 597 · 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? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) chip (c) seat
3. 3.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) tooth
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) shoe (b) hood (c) bit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) put (c) blue
8. 8.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) juice (b) good (c) still
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) juice (b) school (c) wood
14. 14.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) food (c) wood
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) book (c) pick
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pull (b) blue (c) slip
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) school (b) hit (c) meal
20. 20.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) push (b) shoe (c) bit
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) beat
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wool (b) fool (c) full
26. 26.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seat (b) fill (c) seen
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fit (b) food (c) cheap
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) bit (b) pool (c) wood
33. 33.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) spoon (b) slip (c) put
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) food (b) hood (c) beat
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) meal (c) pool
37. 37.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
38. 38.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) win (b) book (c) feet
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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