Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 634 · 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? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) wool (b) meal (c) sit
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) soon (b) blue (c) foot
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) heat (b) hood (c) fool
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
7. 7.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) blue (b) fit (c) full
11. 11.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) full (b) food (c) blue
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) moon (c) feet
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) beat (b) wood (c) still
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hit (b) school (c) hood
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seen (b) heat (c) ship
23. 23.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
24. 24.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) wool (b) meal (c) food
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fit (b) seen (c) sheep
28. 28.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pull (b) chip (c) soon
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) lip
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) still (b) pull (c) fool
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) juice (b) wool (c) steal

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