Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 158 · 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? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) hood (b) slip (c) blue
3. 3.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cook (b) full (c) moon
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) sleep (b) look (c) food
10. 10.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wood (b) beat (c) food
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seat (b) pool (c) fill
14. 14.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) put (c) ship
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) spoon (b) wood (c) food
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 “leap”? (a) seat (b) win (c) food
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) wool (b) beat (c) moon
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) push (b) fill (c) pool
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feel (b) book (c) lip
23. 23.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) juice (b) fill (c) seat
28. 28.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) cook (b) blue (c) food
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pull (b) pick (c) sheep
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) shoe (b) win (c) sheep
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wool (b) soon (c) shoe
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) feel
36. 36.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
37. 37.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) still (b) look (c) sheep
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fill (b) hood (c) seen

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