Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 548 · 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? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
2. 2.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) heat (c) spoon
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) shoe (b) seen (c) ship
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) look (b) pool (c) heat
6. 6.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
7. 7.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) steal (b) bit (c) sheep
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) lip (c) seat
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cook (b) moon (c) blue
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) tooth (b) hood (c) pool
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sheep (b) fool (c) hit
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) fit (b) feet (c) sheep
22. 22.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) tooth (c) cheap
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) cheap (b) heat (c) fit
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) tooth (b) pull (c) cheap
28. 28.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) heat (c) bit
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) meal
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) steal (b) look (c) blue
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pool (b) chip (c) cheap
36. 36.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) school (b) put (c) pick
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) win (b) foot (c) boot
39. 39.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) good (b) school (c) food

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