Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 785 · 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? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) tooth (b) blue (c) pull
3. 3.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) seen (c) ship
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) sheep
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) good
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) pool
9. 9.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) good (b) sheep (c) tooth
12. 12.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) food (c) foot
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sheep (b) heat (c) fill
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) juice (b) fit (c) feel
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seat (b) school (c) sit
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) spoon (c) seen
22. 22.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) soon (b) wood (c) hit
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) chip (b) seat (c) moon
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) food (c) fit
27. 27.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) push (c) feet
31. 31.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
32. 32.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) look (b) seen (c) moon
35. 35.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) blue (b) bit (c) put
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wool (b) school (c) slip
39. 39.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) juice (b) cook (c) sit

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