Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 607 · 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? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) blue (b) bit (c) foot
4. 4.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) fool
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) cook (b) sheep (c) school
7. 7.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) moon (b) cheap (c) push
9. 9.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) slip
13. 13.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) ship (b) sheep (c) pick
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) school (b) slip (c) hood
16. 16.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) wood (b) hit (c) leap
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) beat (b) sheep (c) pick
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seen (b) chip (c) bit
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
21. 21.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) soon (b) food (c) pull
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) fill
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) good (b) spoon (c) sit
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) juice (b) hood (c) chip
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feel (b) wood (c) fit
31. 31.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
32. 32.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) push (b) shoe (c) good
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hit (b) slip (c) heat
35. 35.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) heat (b) win (c) spoon
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) meal (b) bit (c) steal
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) leap (b) food (c) fill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fill (b) food (c) sheep
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) good (b) chip (c) beat

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