Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 85 · 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.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) meal (c) fill
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) still (b) put (c) spoon
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sleep (b) school (c) fit
6. 6.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) beat (c) cheap
8. 8.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
9. 9.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) school (c) full
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) full (b) food (c) fit
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) food (c) beat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) push (b) cheap (c) chip
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) leap (b) ship (c) fill
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) good (b) chip (c) food
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
21. 21.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) push (c) seat
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pick (b) pull (c) shoe
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) chip (b) pull (c) spoon
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) cheap (c) still
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) school (b) still (c) seat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) look (b) hit (c) spoon
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) bit (b) put (c) steal
36. 36.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sleep (b) fit (c) pull
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) boot (b) seen (c) book
39. 39.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feet (b) sit (c) chip

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