Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 275 · 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 “slip”? (a) seen (b) chip (c) blue
2. 2.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) still (c) leap
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) food (b) look (c) bit
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) book (b) wood (c) food
9. 9.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fit (b) pool (c) put
13. 13.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
14. 14.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) sit (b) juice (c) hood
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seen (b) sit (c) heat
18. 18.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hood (b) hit (c) seen
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) good (b) foot (c) blue
21. 21.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
24. 24.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) spoon (b) bit (c) cheap
26. 26.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) leap (b) moon (c) wood
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
30. 30.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) foot (b) good (c) boot
32. 32.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) seat
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sleep (b) bit (c) meal
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) soon (b) fill (c) seat
38. 38.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) sheep
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feel (b) fool (c) fill

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