Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 615 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) full (b) sit (c) cheap
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) bit (b) hit (c) sleep
5. 5.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) pick (c) leap
7. 7.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) bit (b) boot (c) sheep
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) food (b) heat (c) pull
11. 11.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) spoon (b) cook (c) pool
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) good
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) seat (c) slip
16. 16.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
17. 17.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
18. 18.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) steal (c) lip
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) moon (b) fool (c) cook
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wool (b) juice (c) seen
25. 25.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fit (b) boot (c) sleep
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) look (b) seat (c) juice
28. 28.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) tooth (c) meal
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) book (b) lip (c) cheap
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) heat (b) book (c) shoe
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hit (b) sheep (c) boot
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pool (b) cheap (c) wool
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) soon (b) hit (c) feel
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) steal (c) pull
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) win (b) leap (c) seat
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) win (b) food (c) leap

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