Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 886 · 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.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) slip (b) seat (c) shoe
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) push (b) hood (c) juice
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) soon (b) beat (c) still
11. 11.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
12. 12.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) steal (b) moon (c) ship
17. 17.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
19. 19.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
20. 20.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
21. 21.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
22. 22.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cook (b) pool (c) slip
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) chip (b) juice (c) beat
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) bit (c) feel
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) still (b) hit (c) leap
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) soon (b) put (c) seen
30. 30.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hood (b) ship (c) juice
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) beat (b) good (c) boot
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) win (b) school (c) hood
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) push (c) fill
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) full (b) fill (c) feel
37. 37.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) hood (b) heat (c) lip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) shoe
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pool (b) seat (c) cook

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