Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 165 · 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.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) first (c) last
2. 2.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
3. 3.Make a sentence: bag / here. / leave / your / Please / don't
4. 4.Make a sentence: seat. / sit / this / Please / in
5. 5.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) a (b) an (c) the
6. 6.Make a sentence: an / He / Indore. / from / has / MBA
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) She is a photographer. (c) I will wait for an hour.
8. 8.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) My glass is full.
10. 10.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
11. 11.Make a sentence: a / take / Can / photo? / I
12. 12.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
14. 14.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
15. 15.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।
16. 16.What does “Say comPUter, not COMputer.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।
17. 17.What does “I feel very sleepy.” mean? (a) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (b) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
18. 18.Please sit in this ___. (a) seat (b) set (c) sit
19. 19.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) I love photography. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
20. 20.What does “I love photography.” mean? (a) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (b) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
21. 21.What ___ useful tip! (a) a (b) an (c) the
22. 22.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
23. 23.Make a sentence: I / live / near / bus / stand. / the
24. 24.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) I love photography. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) I love photography.
27. 27.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) ship (b) sheep (c) shape
28. 28.Make a sentence: sit / Please / seat. / this / in
29. 29.Make a sentence: leave / don't / your / bag / here. / Please
30. 30.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) love (b) live (c) leave
31. 31.Make a sentence: ship / is / sheep. / of / full / The
32. 32.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।
33. 33.Make a sentence: sheep. / is / ship / of / The / full
34. 34.My water bottle is ___. (a) fool (b) fall (c) full
35. 35.Make a sentence: bag / don't / your / here. / leave / Please
36. 36.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) I live near the bus stand.
37. 37.Make a sentence: wait / I / will / an / hour. / for
38. 38.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) My glass is full. (c) I will wait for an hour.
39. 39.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) fourth (b) first (c) second
40. 40.Make a sentence: leave / here. / Please / your / bag / don't

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