Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 777 · 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 bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) cheap (b) book (c) still
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) moon (c) leap
5. 5.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
6. 6.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) sit (b) juice (c) push
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) leap (b) hit (c) juice
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) soon (b) book (c) hit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) slip (b) seat (c) fool
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cook (b) spoon (c) cheap
19. 19.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) sit (c) heat
21. 21.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) juice (b) bit (c) cook
24. 24.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
25. 25.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) slip (c) seen
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) cook (b) seat (c) tooth
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pick (b) food (c) beat
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) win (b) pool (c) heat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) book (c) steal
33. 33.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) leap (b) bit (c) sheep
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) sleep (c) hit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) spoon (b) beat (c) foot
39. 39.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) win (b) push (c) pool

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