Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 221 · 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.Make a sentence: feel / very / I / sleepy.
2. 2.My water bottle is ___. (a) fall (b) fool (c) full
3. 3.Make a sentence: I / take / a / photo? / Can
4. 4.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) first (c) last
5. 5.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) She is a photographer.
6. 6.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) live (b) leave (c) love
7. 7.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
8. 8.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) She is a photographer. (c) I feel very sleepy.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) I feel very sleepy.
11. 11.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।
12. 12.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (b) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
13. 13.Make a sentence: this / seat. / sit / Please / in
14. 14.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
15. 15.Make a sentence: bus / near / I / stand. / the / live
16. 16.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (c) Can I take a photo?
17. 17.Make a sentence: from / MBA / Indore. / an / He / has
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) My glass is full. (c) I feel very sleepy.
19. 19.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) an (b) the (c) a
20. 20.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
21. 21.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fill (b) fall (c) feel
22. 22.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) My glass is full. (c) I feel very sleepy.
23. 23.Make a sentence: in / the / vowel / long / Stretch / sheep.
24. 24.Make a sentence: long / sheep. / Stretch / vowel / in / the
25. 25.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) I love photography. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
27. 27.What ___ useful tip! (a) a (b) an (c) the
28. 28.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
29. 29.Please sit in this ___. (a) set (b) sit (c) seat
30. 30.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
31. 31.Make a sentence: I / very / feel / sleepy.
32. 32.What does “I will wait for an hour.” mean? (a) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।
33. 33.Make a sentence: photographer. / is / a / She
34. 34.Make a sentence: sheep. / The / of / ship / is / full
35. 35.What does “I love photography.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (c) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।
36. 36.Make a sentence: sit / seat. / in / this / Please
37. 37.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) fourth (b) first (c) second
38. 38.Make a sentence: seat. / Please / in / this / sit
39. 39.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) I feel very sleepy.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) My glass is full. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.

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