Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 113 · 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? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
2. 2.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sit (b) pool (c) leap
4. 4.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
6. 6.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) full (b) still (c) pool
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sleep (b) fill (c) hit
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) foot (c) blue
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) win (c) steal
13. 13.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) leap (b) sheep (c) win
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
17. 17.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) hit (c) sheep
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) push (b) steal (c) bit
23. 23.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) wool
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) food (b) foot (c) leap
28. 28.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) beat (b) full (c) pick
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
32. 32.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sit (b) juice (c) steal
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fit (b) pool (c) foot
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) school (b) hood (c) put
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) food (b) cook (c) fit
38. 38.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feet (b) win (c) beat
40. 40.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich

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