Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 116 · 40 questions

How to say it (Short vowel ≠ long vowel: ship / sheep, full / fool): Short vs long vowels change meaning: ship (शिप) / sheep (शीप), full (फुल) / fool (फ़ूल), live / leave, sit / seat. Stretch the long one. Every long word has one strong (stressed) part: PHOto, TEAcher, toMORrow, comPUter. Say it a little louder and longer. Stress can move in related words: PHOtograph → phoTOgraphy → photoGRAPHic. Use 'an' before a vowel SOUND, 'a' before a consonant sound: an hour, an MBA, a university, a one-rupee coin.

1. 1.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) fourth (c) first
2. 2.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) She studies at a university in Delhi.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
4. 4.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) love (b) live (c) leave
5. 5.Make a sentence: don't / leave / Please / here. / bag / your
6. 6.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) I love photography.
8. 8.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) a (b) the (c) an
9. 9.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fall (b) fill (c) feel
10. 10.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) ship (b) shape (c) sheep
11. 11.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) I will wait for an hour. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) Can I take a photo?
13. 13.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) She is a photographer. (c) Please sit in this seat.
14. 14.Make a sentence: an / wait / hour. / will / for / I
15. 15.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
16. 16.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
18. 18.Please sit in this ___. (a) sit (b) set (c) seat
19. 19.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।
20. 20.Make a sentence: photography. / love / I
21. 21.Make a sentence: sheep. / long / Stretch / in / vowel / the
22. 22.My water bottle is ___. (a) fool (b) full (c) fall
23. 23.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) My glass is full. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
24. 24.Make a sentence: stand. / live / near / bus / I / the
25. 25.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
26. 26.Make a sentence: ship / of / full / is / The / sheep.
27. 27.Make a sentence: university / Delhi. / studies / in / She / a / at
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) My glass is full. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
29. 29.Make a sentence: has / an / He / Indore. / from / MBA
30. 30.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
32. 32.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) second (c) last
33. 33.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) Please sit in this seat.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
35. 35.Make a sentence: this / in / sit / seat. / Please
36. 36.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
37. 37.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (c) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।
38. 38.Make a sentence: from / MBA / Indore. / an / has / He
39. 39.Make a sentence: bottle / this / cold / water. / Fill / with
40. 40.Make a sentence: wait / will / for / I / hour. / an

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