Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 41 · 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 “sheep”? (a) school (b) cheap (c) still
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) ship (b) tooth (c) heat
3. 3.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
5. 5.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
6. 6.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) bit (b) heat (c) moon
8. 8.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) leap (b) school (c) ship
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) book (b) good (c) food
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) book (c) fit
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) hood
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seen (b) moon (c) sit
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) ship (b) slip (c) leap
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) wood (b) feel (c) still
22. 22.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
23. 23.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
27. 27.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) push
29. 29.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
30. 30.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sit (b) shoe (c) cheap
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
39. 39.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) seat

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