Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 761 · 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? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
2. 2.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) fit (c) leap
4. 4.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fill (b) seen (c) cook
6. 6.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) moon (b) good (c) put
9. 9.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) ship (b) sleep (c) fill
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) soon (b) steal (c) full
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fill (b) seen (c) chip
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
14. 14.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) food (b) wool (c) hood
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) ship (b) good (c) soon
17. 17.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
18. 18.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
20. 20.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) heat (c) lip
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pull (b) feet (c) win
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wool (b) pool (c) leap
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) heat (b) wood (c) lip
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) blue (b) sit (c) seat
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) chip (b) cheap (c) pick
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) seen (b) wood (c) hit
29. 29.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) slip (b) steal (c) ship
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) juice (b) boot (c) put
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) boot (b) fill (c) feet
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) shoe (b) put (c) book
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) good (b) leap (c) pool
36. 36.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) slip (b) fill (c) sheep
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) leap
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) moon (b) cheap (c) fit
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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