Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 794 · 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? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) heat (b) full (c) shoe
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) book (b) tooth (c) sit
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) full (b) beat (c) fit
6. 6.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) spoon (b) put (c) full
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) full (b) fit (c) heat
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
13. 13.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
15. 15.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pull (b) book (c) pool
17. 17.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) ship (b) feel (c) hood
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) wool (b) slip (c) sheep
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) steal (b) juice (c) sit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) sheep (c) fit
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) cook (c) hit
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pool (b) cook (c) meal
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) sit (b) blue (c) cook
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) ship (b) good (c) sleep
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) wool (b) sit (c) sheep
34. 34.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) good
36. 36.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
38. 38.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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