Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 468 · 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? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) soon (b) seat (c) chip
6. 6.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
7. 7.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) put (b) fill (c) sheep
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) ship (b) juice (c) book
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) pick (b) seen (c) tooth
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pull (b) still (c) feet
13. 13.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cheap (b) beat (c) lip
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) fill (c) tooth
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) push (b) good (c) pool
22. 22.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) juice (c) feet
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) meal (b) pool (c) foot
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) beat (c) chip
31. 31.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) fool (c) pull
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) juice (b) hood (c) pool
37. 37.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) blue
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) wood (c) spoon

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