Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 642 · 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.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hood (b) slip (c) soon
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
8. 8.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) food (b) leap (c) fit
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seat (b) pull (c) hit
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) slip (c) sheep
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) sleep
24. 24.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
25. 25.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) put (c) hit
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sleep (b) feel (c) lip
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) moon (b) fill (c) wood
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) book (b) feet (c) sit
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) shoe (b) hood (c) look
33. 33.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) foot (b) boot (c) tooth
35. 35.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) juice (b) beat (c) still
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wood (b) moon (c) fill
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) chip (b) beat (c) feet

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