Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 612 · 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 “lip”? (a) fit (b) fool (c) sleep
2. 2.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) tooth (c) chip
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) cook (b) lip (c) tooth
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hit (b) leap (c) pull
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) heat (b) pool (c) good
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) put (b) juice (c) feet
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) beat
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pull (b) fool (c) slip
19. 19.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) bit (b) juice (c) sleep
21. 21.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sheep (b) bit (c) moon
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wool (b) pool (c) blue
24. 24.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) feet (b) look (c) soon
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
30. 30.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) lip (c) seen
33. 33.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) good (b) food (c) feel
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) bit (b) pool (c) cook

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