Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 283 · 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) itch (b) each
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) chip (b) book (c) cheap
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wool (b) feet (c) boot
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fit (b) meal (c) sheep
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) feet (b) push (c) blue
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) sit (c) beat
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) fill (c) school
8. 8.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) steal (b) pull (c) moon
10. 10.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) soon (b) full (c) pool
12. 12.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
13. 13.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) meal (b) hit (c) good
15. 15.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
20. 20.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
21. 21.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) soon
23. 23.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
24. 24.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
25. 25.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cook (b) good (c) soon
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) still (b) push (c) tooth
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) hit (b) still (c) seen
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) feel (c) sit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) fool (b) hood (c) wool
31. 31.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) bit (b) full (c) leap
34. 34.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
35. 35.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) still (b) heat (c) sheep
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) put (b) fill (c) sheep
38. 38.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) moon (b) put (c) juice
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pick (b) bit (c) feet

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