Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 464 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hood (b) sheep (c) spoon
3. 3.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) win (b) feel (c) pull
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) fit (c) heat
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) still (b) seat (c) sit
9. 9.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sheep (b) soon (c) bit
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) spoon (b) blue (c) put
15. 15.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) book (b) chip (c) feel
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) full (c) pool
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) win (b) beat (c) school
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) boot (b) lip (c) put
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) leap (b) still (c) lip
32. 32.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) lip (b) sheep (c) win
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) full (b) shoe (c) chip
35. 35.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) bit (b) feel (c) book
39. 39.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
40. 40.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel

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