Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 436 · 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 fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feel (b) fill (c) fool
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) put (b) fill (c) food
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) tooth (c) full
8. 8.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
9. 9.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) moon (b) hood (c) school
12. 12.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) ship
14. 14.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) leap (c) sit
18. 18.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) steal (b) good (c) juice
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) good (b) pick (c) beat
22. 22.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
23. 23.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) slip (c) steal
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) lip
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) win (b) soon (c) seen
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) hit (b) seat (c) steal
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) push (b) spoon (c) still
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
38. 38.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) food (b) wool (c) leap
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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