Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 743 · 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? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) hit (b) blue (c) sleep
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pick (b) sheep (c) slip
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) good (b) foot (c) blue
7. 7.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
8. 8.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pool (b) meal (c) cook
10. 10.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
11. 11.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) good (b) feet (c) shoe
16. 16.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) hit (c) seen
19. 19.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) still (b) feet (c) slip
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) fill (c) shoe
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) steal (c) hit
28. 28.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fit (b) meal (c) blue
30. 30.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
31. 31.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pick (b) slip (c) leap
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sit (b) sheep (c) seen
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) chip
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fill (b) boot (c) beat
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) soon (b) foot (c) pool
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) lip (b) heat (c) juice

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