Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 159 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) bit
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) look (b) still (c) juice
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) steal (b) school (c) slip
8. 8.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) spoon (b) fill (c) look
10. 10.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
11. 11.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) hit (b) seat (c) cheap
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) seen (b) spoon (c) wood
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) meal
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) sleep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) moon (b) juice (c) book
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hit (b) fool (c) steal
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) moon
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) wood (b) chip (c) seen
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) leap (b) hit (c) juice
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) ship (b) feel (c) fit
26. 26.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) sheep (b) push (c) moon
28. 28.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) full (b) juice (c) sit
30. 30.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) blue (b) wood (c) moon
32. 32.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pull (b) blue (c) ship
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) boot (b) hood (c) hit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) beat (c) wood
38. 38.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) hood
40. 40.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit

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