Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 289 · 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) last (b) second (c) first
2. 2.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
3. 3.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) the (b) an (c) a
4. 4.Make a sentence: leave / your / don't / here. / Please / bag
5. 5.My water bottle is ___. (a) full (b) fool (c) fall
6. 6.Make a sentence: bag / your / don't / here. / Please / leave
7. 7.Make a sentence: bottle / Fill / water. / with / this / cold
8. 8.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) Can I take a photo?
9. 9.Make a sentence: sheep. / Stretch / the / long / vowel / in
10. 10.What does “She studies at a university in Delhi.” mean? (a) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (b) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (c) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।
11. 11.Make a sentence: the / long / in / Stretch / sheep. / vowel
12. 12.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fill (b) feel (c) fall
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) She is a photographer. (c) My glass is full.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
15. 15.Make a sentence: the / live / I / bus / stand. / near
16. 16.Make a sentence: don't / Please / leave / bag / here. / your
17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
18. 18.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
19. 19.Make a sentence: bag / leave / here. / don't / your / Please
20. 20.Make a sentence: I / sleepy. / very / feel
21. 21.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
22. 22.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
23. 23.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) ship (b) sheep (c) shape
24. 24.What ___ useful tip! (a) the (b) an (c) a
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) I live near the bus stand.
26. 26.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।
27. 27.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) second (c) fourth
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (c) She is a photographer.
29. 29.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
30. 30.Make a sentence: from / MBA / an / has / Indore. / He
31. 31.What does “I feel very sleepy.” mean? (a) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (b) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
32. 32.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
33. 33.Make a sentence: the / near / bus / live / stand. / I
34. 34.Make a sentence: photography. / love / I
35. 35.Make a sentence: with / water. / Fill / cold / this / bottle
36. 36.Make a sentence: sheep. / full / The / is / ship / of
37. 37.What does “Say comPUter, not COMputer.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) She is a photographer. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
39. 39.Make a sentence: this / in / seat. / Please / sit
40. 40.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।

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