Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 818 · 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 “blue”? (a) pick (b) food (c) wool
2. 2.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) cook (b) fill (c) food
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) food (b) chip (c) sheep
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) beat (b) book (c) slip
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) hood (b) still (c) sheep
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) still (b) beat (c) ship
11. 11.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) beat
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) shoe (b) good (c) meal
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) chip (b) beat (c) hood
19. 19.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
20. 20.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) moon (b) chip (c) leap
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) steal (b) leap (c) slip
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) bit (b) put (c) heat
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) full (b) fool (c) sheep
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) school (b) pull (c) meal
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seen (b) still (c) soon
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) ship (b) juice (c) seen
34. 34.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
35. 35.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) spoon (b) push (c) hit
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
39. 39.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) meal

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