Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 232 · 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.What does “I will wait for an hour.” mean? (a) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (b) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
2. 2.Make a sentence: leave / your / Please / don't / here. / bag
3. 3.Make a sentence: Delhi. / studies / university / in / at / a / She
4. 4.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।
5. 5.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) She studies at a university in Delhi.
7. 7.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fill (b) fall (c) feel
8. 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
9. 9.Make a sentence: a / She / is / photographer.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) My glass is full. (c) I live near the bus stand.
11. 11.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) She is a photographer.
13. 13.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) Can I take a photo? (c) I will wait for an hour.
15. 15.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) shape (b) sheep (c) ship
16. 16.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
17. 17.Make a sentence: water. / with / Fill / cold / bottle / this
18. 18.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) fourth (c) first
19. 19.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
20. 20.Make a sentence: photography. / I / love
21. 21.Please sit in this ___. (a) sit (b) set (c) seat
22. 22.My water bottle is ___. (a) fall (b) fool (c) full
23. 23.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) last (b) first (c) second
24. 24.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) a (b) an (c) the
25. 25.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) I love photography. (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) I love photography. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
27. 27.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (b) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
28. 28.Make a sentence: I / photography. / love
29. 29.What ___ useful tip! (a) the (b) a (c) an
30. 30.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (b) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
31. 31.Make a sentence: love / photography. / I
32. 32.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) Please sit in this seat.
33. 33.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) leave (b) live (c) love
34. 34.Make a sentence: Please / your / bag / leave / here. / don't
35. 35.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
36. 36.Make a sentence: bus / the / stand. / near / I / live
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
39. 39.Make a sentence: here. / leave / Please / your / bag / don't
40. 40.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) He has an MBA from Indore.

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