Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 701 · 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 “tooth”? (a) boot (b) chip (c) pull
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) hit (b) heat (c) foot
5. 5.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cheap (b) chip (c) meal
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) tooth (b) sit (c) sheep
9. 9.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) steal (b) win (c) lip
11. 11.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) meal (b) hood (c) pick
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) look (b) leap (c) slip
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) blue (b) sleep (c) ship
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) slip (b) lip (c) leap
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) pool (b) feet (c) bit
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) win (b) blue (c) seat
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) book (b) tooth (c) boot
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) blue (c) seat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) foot (b) feel (c) win
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) food (b) leap (c) hood
34. 34.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) moon (b) school (c) look
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) pool
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) meal (b) boot (c) ship
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) shoe (c) fill

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