Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 66 · 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 door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
3. 3.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cheap (b) spoon (c) wood
5. 5.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) slip (b) meal (c) bit
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) fit
11. 11.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) boot (b) slip (c) steal
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seen (b) spoon (c) sit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) boot (b) tooth (c) cook
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) soon (b) look (c) hit
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) soon
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) chip (b) cheap (c) tooth
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) moon (b) hood (c) shoe
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) hood (b) boot (c) feel
26. 26.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) spoon (b) look (c) chip
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) book (b) steal (c) sit
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) look
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) heat (c) lip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) meal (b) chip (c) fool
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) tooth (b) cheap (c) bit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) cook (b) pick (c) sheep
35. 35.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) put (b) hood (c) spoon
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seen (b) still (c) chip
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) shoe (b) chip (c) feet
39. 39.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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