Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 8 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) leap (b) shoe (c) fit
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pick (b) beat (c) hood
3. 3.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) hit (b) foot (c) food
5. 5.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
6. 6.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) ship
8. 8.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
9. 9.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
10. 10.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seen (b) leap (c) pick
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sheep (b) beat (c) win
13. 13.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seen (b) pull (c) hit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) full (b) bit (c) moon
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) seen (b) slip (c) put
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) push (b) shoe (c) school
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) wool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) boot (b) sit (c) seen
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) ship (b) juice (c) foot
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) school
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) soon (b) book (c) win
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) wool
33. 33.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
34. 34.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) juice
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) ship
37. 37.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) leap (b) sit (c) steal
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) sleep (b) book (c) boot

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