Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 883 · 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 “good”? (a) steal (b) moon (c) full
2. 2.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
3. 3.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) hit (c) steal
6. 6.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) feel (b) fool (c) put
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seen (b) wood (c) fit
10. 10.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) beat (b) blue (c) still
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cook (b) feel (c) win
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fool (b) chip (c) steal
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) look (b) school (c) fool
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) tooth (b) sheep (c) sit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) put (b) food (c) moon
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) sheep (b) school (c) foot
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
26. 26.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) pick (c) seat
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) good (b) tooth (c) steal
29. 29.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
30. 30.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) seat (b) foot (c) moon
33. 33.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) leap
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) food (b) push (c) slip
37. 37.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cheap (b) good (c) pick
39. 39.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) lip (b) blue (c) book

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