Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 988 · 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? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) beat (b) seen (c) hit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) spoon (b) juice (c) push
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) shoe (c) bit
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) put (b) pool (c) heat
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
10. 10.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) blue (b) lip (c) look
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sit (b) look (c) feel
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) soon
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) hood
16. 16.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
17. 17.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) moon (b) chip (c) seat
19. 19.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) heat (b) fool (c) book
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) spoon (b) put (c) pull
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) lip
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) pick (c) seat
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pool (b) push (c) ship
26. 26.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) win (b) blue (c) meal
28. 28.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
29. 29.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) pull (c) fit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) soon (c) foot
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) steal (c) slip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) good (b) juice (c) fit
38. 38.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) fool (b) chip (c) put

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