Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 250 · 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? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) steal (b) fit (c) chip
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) hit (b) book (c) tooth
8. 8.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
9. 9.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
11. 11.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) cheap (b) seat (c) still
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feel (b) seat (c) still
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) ship (b) lip (c) sheep
15. 15.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) fill
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) moon (b) boot (c) hood
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) tooth (b) cook (c) chip
19. 19.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) steal
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) ship (c) put
22. 22.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fit (b) seat (c) blue
24. 24.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
25. 25.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) slip (b) feel (c) wool
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) boot
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) food (b) sit (c) sheep
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) hood (b) seat (c) hit
36. 36.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) cheap (b) full (c) tooth
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full

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