Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 80 · 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? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cheap (b) steal (c) slip
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) heat (b) seat (c) hit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) steal
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) full (b) bit (c) feet
7. 7.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) push (b) food (c) seen
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) foot (b) food (c) fool
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) juice (b) leap (c) fit
12. 12.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) blue (b) fit (c) steal
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) sit
15. 15.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) feet (b) spoon (c) look
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
19. 19.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) bit (b) seat (c) good
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) food (b) heat (c) put
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pull (b) win (c) moon
24. 24.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seat (b) put (c) bit
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) full (b) meal (c) fill
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fit (b) juice (c) seat
30. 30.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
31. 31.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) wood (b) ship (c) seat
35. 35.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pull (b) seen (c) soon
37. 37.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) chip (c) foot
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) push (b) tooth (c) heat
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pull (b) meal (c) moon

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