Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 278 · 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.Please sit in this ___. (a) sit (b) seat (c) set
2. 2.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) love (b) live (c) leave
3. 3.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) second (c) last
4. 4.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Can I take a photo? (c) My glass is full.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (c) She studies at a university in Delhi.
6. 6.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) I will wait for an hour.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) He has an MBA from Indore.
9. 9.Make a sentence: seat. / sit / Please / in / this
10. 10.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
12. 12.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) ship (b) sheep (c) shape
13. 13.Make a sentence: photographer. / is / She / a
14. 14.Make a sentence: at / Delhi. / in / She / a / studies / university
15. 15.Make a sentence: is / full. / My / glass
16. 16.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) a (b) the (c) an
17. 17.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।
18. 18.Make a sentence: in / sit / seat. / this / Please
19. 19.What does “I feel very sleepy.” mean? (a) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।
20. 20.Make a sentence: Delhi. / university / She / at / in / studies / a
21. 21.Make a sentence: a / photo? / take / Can / I
22. 22.Make a sentence: in / Stretch / vowel / long / sheep. / the
23. 23.Make a sentence: photographer. / a / is / She
24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) She is a photographer.
25. 25.Make a sentence: an / wait / for / will / hour. / I
26. 26.Make a sentence: long / vowel / the / Stretch / sheep. / in
27. 27.What ___ useful tip! (a) the (b) an (c) a
28. 28.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fill (b) feel (c) fall
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) He has an MBA from Indore. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) I will wait for an hour.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) My glass is full. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
32. 32.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
33. 33.Make a sentence: for / wait / will / an / hour. / I
34. 34.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) My glass is full. (c) Please sit in this seat.
35. 35.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
36. 36.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (b) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
37. 37.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
38. 38.Make a sentence: bus / live / stand. / the / near / I
39. 39.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) My glass is full. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
40. 40.Make a sentence: MBA / Indore. / He / an / has / from

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