Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 181 · 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? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fit (b) seen (c) pick
3. 3.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
4. 4.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
5. 5.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
6. 6.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) still (b) seat (c) pick
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) pool (b) hit (c) steal
9. 9.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) sleep (c) put
11. 11.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
12. 12.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
13. 13.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feel (b) still (c) sit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fit (b) good (c) tooth
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pool (b) look (c) pick
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sleep (b) book (c) sit
19. 19.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) blue (b) slip (c) pull
21. 21.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) cook (b) leap (c) sit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) full (b) pool (c) food
24. 24.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) cook (b) pull (c) juice
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sit (b) wood (c) seen
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) hit (b) meal (c) shoe
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) blue (b) sleep (c) fill
32. 32.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pull (b) good (c) tooth
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) book (c) spoon
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) still (b) seat (c) boot
36. 36.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
37. 37.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) seen (b) school (c) wood
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal

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