Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 833 · 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? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) wood
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) beat (b) win (c) sheep
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
8. 8.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) good (b) bit (c) beat
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) foot (b) cheap (c) juice
11. 11.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) hit (b) push (c) cheap
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) juice (b) seat (c) hit
15. 15.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) cook (b) book (c) pool
18. 18.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
20. 20.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) win (b) put (c) soon
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) chip (b) wool (c) food
23. 23.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
24. 24.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) hood (c) sheep
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) lip
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) fit (c) feet
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pool (b) hit (c) meal
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fit (b) soon (c) pull
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) beat (b) look (c) fool
34. 34.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
35. 35.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
36. 36.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) juice (b) foot (c) meal
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) full (b) sit (c) blue

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