Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 694 · 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) cheap (b) chip
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) shoe (c) leap
3. 3.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) hood (c) pool
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) moon (b) pull (c) wood
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fit (b) feet (c) push
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
9. 9.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
10. 10.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) fool (c) look
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) full (b) leap (c) pool
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) book
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) wool (c) cheap
15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
16. 16.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) spoon
22. 22.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
23. 23.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) leap (b) fool (c) put
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) steal (c) sit
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) fit (b) book (c) blue
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) leap (b) juice (c) hood
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) sleep
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) slip (c) leap
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) foot (b) fill (c) steal
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) wood (b) cheap (c) win
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) school
37. 37.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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