Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 389 · 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 “school”? (a) wood (b) foot (c) tooth
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hit (b) still (c) cheap
4. 4.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
5. 5.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) slip (b) blue (c) cheap
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) bit (c) seen
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) lip (c) steal
9. 9.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
10. 10.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) shoe (c) chip
14. 14.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) juice (b) book (c) school
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sit (b) juice (c) feet
18. 18.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wood (b) book (c) moon
22. 22.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) feel (c) ship
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) hit (b) feet (c) tooth
27. 27.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) still (b) beat (c) sleep
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) sleep (b) shoe (c) wool
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) chip (b) spoon (c) seen
31. 31.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) ship (b) good (c) seen
35. 35.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
36. 36.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) boot (c) win
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) good (b) tooth (c) book
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) school
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) tooth (b) bit (c) full

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