Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 675 · 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? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) fit (c) shoe
3. 3.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) lip (b) leap (c) soon
5. 5.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
6. 6.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pool (b) full (c) slip
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) still (b) seat (c) feet
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) slip (b) food (c) sheep
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) pull (c) shoe
15. 15.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) book (b) slip (c) juice
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) boot (b) bit (c) seen
18. 18.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) school
21. 21.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) feel (b) still (c) sit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) sleep (c) fill
29. 29.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pull (b) hit (c) spoon
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) foot (b) fill (c) moon
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sleep (b) put (c) pick
33. 33.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
34. 34.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seat (b) soon (c) still
36. 36.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
37. 37.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) juice (b) pool (c) book
39. 39.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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