Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 11 · 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? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
2. 2.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
3. 3.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
5. 5.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) feel (c) slip
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) tooth (b) fit (c) feet
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) good (c) leap
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) meal (c) ship
14. 14.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) pick (c) wood
16. 16.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
17. 17.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) sleep (c) pick
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
22. 22.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pick (b) hit (c) feet
24. 24.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) lip (c) hood
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
28. 28.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) put (b) seat (c) moon
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) hit (b) seat (c) spoon
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) still (b) meal (c) fill
33. 33.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wood (b) boot (c) full
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) food (b) seat (c) lip
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) slip (b) shoe (c) leap
40. 40.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat

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