Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 264 · 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.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) the (b) an (c) a
2. 2.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) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) My glass is full.
4. 4.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) second (c) fourth
5. 5.What does “Say comPUter, not COMputer.” mean? (a) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
6. 6.Make a sentence: will / wait / for / I / an / hour.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) She is a photographer. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
8. 8.Make a sentence: will / hour. / I / an / wait / for
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) My glass is full. (c) Please sit in this seat.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) I love photography. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
11. 11.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (b) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (c) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।
12. 12.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) last (c) first
13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
14. 14.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fill (b) fall (c) feel
15. 15.Make a sentence: a / She / is / photographer.
16. 16.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) live (b) love (c) leave
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) Please sit in this seat.
18. 18.Make a sentence: near / live / bus / stand. / I / the
19. 19.Make a sentence: My / full. / is / glass
20. 20.Make a sentence: She / photographer. / a / is
21. 21.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
22. 22.Make a sentence: don't / leave / Please / here. / your / bag
23. 23.Make a sentence: from / an / He / has / MBA / Indore.
24. 24.Make a sentence: has / MBA / an / Indore. / from / He
25. 25.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
26. 26.Make a sentence: the / vowel / long / in / Stretch / sheep.
27. 27.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (b) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
28. 28.Make a sentence: the / sheep. / long / vowel / in / Stretch
29. 29.Make a sentence: photography. / I / love
30. 30.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
31. 31.Make a sentence: don't / Please / your / leave / bag / here.
32. 32.Make a sentence: your / here. / bag / Please / leave / don't
33. 33.Make a sentence: near / the / bus / stand. / live / I
34. 34.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
35. 35.Make a sentence: full / sheep. / ship / is / The / of
36. 36.My water bottle is ___. (a) fool (b) full (c) fall
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) My glass is full. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
38. 38.Please sit in this ___. (a) set (b) sit (c) seat
39. 39.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (b) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (c) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।
40. 40.What does “She studies at a university in Delhi.” mean? (a) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।

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