Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 366 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) ship (b) beat (c) fit
2. 2.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pick (b) cook (c) tooth
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fill (b) wool (c) heat
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) lip (c) foot
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) lip (c) feel
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) soon (c) chip
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) put (b) feet (c) shoe
15. 15.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
17. 17.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
18. 18.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) moon (b) book (c) push
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) cook (b) blue (c) sit
22. 22.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) sheep (c) fool
28. 28.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) ship (b) food (c) put
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) soon (b) put (c) pool
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) pick (b) seen (c) hood
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
36. 36.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feel (b) ship (c) fit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) put (b) shoe (c) wool
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) lip
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) chip (b) good (c) blue

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