Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 979 · 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 “sleep”? (a) blue (b) cheap (c) fit
2. 2.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) cheap (b) school (c) good
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) spoon (b) look (c) hit
8. 8.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) heat (b) pool (c) look
10. 10.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) slip (c) look
12. 12.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) juice (b) slip (c) wood
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sleep (b) full (c) bit
15. 15.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) leap (b) meal (c) sit
18. 18.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sleep (b) sheep (c) bit
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) put (b) pool (c) cheap
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) lip (b) wood (c) feet
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) school (c) meal
25. 25.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) soon (b) fit (c) hood
27. 27.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) blue (b) win (c) feet
29. 29.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) school (c) feel
31. 31.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) slip (b) juice (c) look
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) soon (b) fool (c) hood
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
37. 37.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) seat (b) moon (c) wool
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) fill (c) win
40. 40.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill

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