Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 133 · 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? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
2. 2.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
3. 3.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
5. 5.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
6. 6.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) soon (b) slip (c) hood
8. 8.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
9. 9.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) push (b) cheap (c) sit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pick (b) pull (c) fool
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) food (b) pick (c) seat
13. 13.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) shoe (b) fool (c) good
15. 15.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
16. 16.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seen (b) ship (c) juice
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) still (b) moon (c) sheep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) foot (b) leap (c) juice
20. 20.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) steal (b) lip (c) meal
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) soon (b) spoon (c) hood
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) look (b) seat (c) chip
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) fill (b) school (c) full
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) juice (c) lip
31. 31.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) slip (b) seen (c) sheep
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) meal (b) push (c) shoe
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) heat (b) book (c) bit
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) leap (b) spoon (c) foot
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) moon
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) steal (b) slip (c) soon

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