Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 635 · 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 bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) put (b) sleep (c) chip
3. 3.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) food (b) school (c) put
5. 5.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) bit (c) fool
8. 8.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) bit (b) heat (c) shoe
10. 10.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) beat (b) sit (c) slip
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) food (b) slip (c) steal
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) foot (b) bit (c) school
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) soon (b) feel (c) chip
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seen (b) hit (c) cheap
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) moon (c) sit
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) ship (c) book
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
27. 27.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) ship (b) leap (c) pick
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) ship (b) cook (c) boot
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
32. 32.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) full (b) fool (c) sit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) push (b) bit (c) steal
35. 35.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
37. 37.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) win (b) soon (c) book
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) put (b) food (c) full
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) good (c) sleep

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