Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 573 · 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? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) beat (b) pick (c) good
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) full
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) juice (b) beat (c) look
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) bit
7. 7.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) soon (b) seen (c) win
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) sit (b) moon (c) hood
10. 10.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) tooth (b) still (c) book
12. 12.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) heat (b) school (c) bit
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) blue (c) steal
15. 15.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
17. 17.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) full (b) food (c) seat
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) push (b) fit (c) sheep
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) leap (b) sit (c) wool
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) leap (c) sit
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) beat (b) push (c) blue
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) full
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) chip (b) look (c) seen
29. 29.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
30. 30.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hit (b) wool (c) food
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) fit (b) boot (c) put
34. 34.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) beat (b) fill (c) heat
36. 36.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) pull (c) sit
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) moon (b) leap (c) slip
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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