Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 60 · 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? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
2. 2.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) blue (b) steal (c) wool
4. 4.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) leap (b) feel (c) fill
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) beat (b) look (c) spoon
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) shoe (c) steal
8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) tooth (b) seen (c) win
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) beat (b) pick (c) sit
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fill (b) seen (c) food
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) slip (b) heat (c) beat
14. 14.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) put (b) sit (c) sleep
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) win (c) sleep
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) juice (b) wool (c) put
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) tooth
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) tooth (b) sleep (c) hood
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) put (b) meal (c) chip
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) spoon (b) look (c) school
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) bit (b) fool (c) meal
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) bit (b) good (c) heat
33. 33.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) win (c) book
35. 35.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) steal (c) chip
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) good (b) spoon (c) sleep

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