Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 456 · 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? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) chip (b) spoon (c) put
4. 4.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
11. 11.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) win (b) cook (c) beat
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) heat (c) good
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) feel (b) pool (c) book
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) steal (b) ship (c) meal
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) ship (b) boot (c) put
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) win (c) meal
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) blue (b) pull (c) sleep
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hit (b) boot (c) foot
25. 25.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fit (b) fool (c) look
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) chip (b) soon (c) hood
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) chip (b) seat (c) seen
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fill (b) wool (c) feel
33. 33.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pool (b) shoe (c) book
35. 35.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) still (b) cheap (c) heat
37. 37.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) cook (b) ship (c) blue
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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