Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 913 · 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? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) bit (b) blue (c) foot
3. 3.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) blue (c) look
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) meal (b) wood (c) pool
6. 6.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) full (b) cheap (c) pick
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cook (b) shoe (c) look
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) sheep (c) blue
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) good (b) moon (c) food
12. 12.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feel (b) fill (c) blue
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) sheep (b) blue (c) wood
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sheep (b) soon (c) win
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) fill (b) food (c) push
18. 18.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) heat (b) fill (c) hood
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) beat (b) sheep (c) hit
24. 24.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
25. 25.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seen (b) sit (c) pick
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) beat (c) shoe
28. 28.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wood (b) spoon (c) seen
32. 32.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) seen (b) good (c) fool
34. 34.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) food (b) feet (c) pick
39. 39.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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