Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

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

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