Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 951 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) chip (c) meal
4. 4.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fit (b) wool (c) leap
6. 6.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) wood (b) feel (c) hit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fill (b) shoe (c) hood
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) steal
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sheep (b) hit (c) moon
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wood (b) blue (c) ship
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) seat (c) bit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) seen (b) spoon (c) good
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) tooth (c) wool
17. 17.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) food (b) cook (c) wood
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) school (b) wool (c) moon
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) fool (c) bit
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) ship (c) seen
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seat (b) wood (c) fill
24. 24.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) feet (b) spoon (c) full
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) cook (b) ship (c) meal
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) wood (b) leap (c) ship
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
31. 31.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) food (b) book (c) push
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) moon (b) bit (c) pull
34. 34.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) put
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) juice (b) foot (c) slip
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) heat (b) hood (c) slip
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) steal (b) lip (c) fit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) feet (b) food (c) pull

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