Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 533 · 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? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
2. 2.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) steal (b) good (c) lip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sheep (b) hit (c) meal
5. 5.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) food (b) good (c) hood
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) blue
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fit (b) hood (c) meal
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) fool (b) win (c) look
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cheap (b) seen (c) chip
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) soon (b) sheep (c) lip
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) steal (b) wood (c) still
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) full (b) fill (c) spoon
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) fill (c) beat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) pool (c) foot
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) leap (b) moon (c) slip
29. 29.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
30. 30.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) book
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) book (b) seen (c) hit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) lip (b) book (c) seat
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) meal (b) soon (c) pick
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) meal (b) juice (c) win
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) blue (b) hit (c) meal
38. 38.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) juice (b) put (c) slip
40. 40.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch

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