Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 904 · 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? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
2. 2.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hit (b) win (c) feet
6. 6.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) school (b) fit (c) cheap
11. 11.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) feel (c) ship
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feet (b) win (c) chip
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) still (c) spoon
21. 21.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
22. 22.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) juice (b) cheap (c) full
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) juice (b) good (c) feet
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) slip (c) pool
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
34. 34.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
35. 35.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
36. 36.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) bit (b) soon (c) steal
38. 38.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) push (b) feel (c) boot
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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