Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 287 · 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 “feet”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) blue
3. 3.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
4. 4.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) soon (b) book (c) tooth
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) push (b) slip (c) meal
8. 8.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) seat (b) spoon (c) foot
10. 10.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) book
13. 13.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) push (b) feel (c) school
15. 15.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
16. 16.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
18. 18.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) boot (c) heat
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) ship (b) juice (c) seen
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fool (b) wood (c) seen
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) feel (b) cook (c) pool
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) boot
26. 26.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) wood (c) boot
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cheap (b) boot (c) win
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) boot (b) seat (c) still
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) soon (b) cheap (c) chip
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) hood (b) heat (c) tooth
33. 33.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) full (b) feet (c) sit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) soon (c) win
37. 37.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) meal (b) shoe (c) win
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) tooth (b) hit (c) wood
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) pick (b) moon (c) cheap

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