Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 338 · 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.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fill (b) feel (c) fall
2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) He has an MBA from Indore.
3. 3.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) sheep (b) shape (c) ship
4. 4.What ___ useful tip! (a) the (b) an (c) a
5. 5.Make a sentence: full / sheep. / ship / of / The / is
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) My glass is full. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) I live near the bus stand.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) My glass is full. (c) I love photography.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) Can I take a photo?
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) I love photography. (c) I will wait for an hour.
10. 10.My water bottle is ___. (a) fall (b) fool (c) full
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) She is a photographer.
13. 13.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
14. 14.What does “I love photography.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (c) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।
15. 15.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।
16. 16.Make a sentence: near / I / live / the / bus / stand.
17. 17.Make a sentence: photography. / I / love
18. 18.Make a sentence: bag / leave / your / Please / don't / here.
19. 19.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) fourth (c) second
20. 20.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) She is a photographer. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) I live near the bus stand.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
22. 22.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) My glass is full.
23. 23.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (b) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
24. 24.Make a sentence: leave / bag / don't / Please / your / here.
25. 25.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
26. 26.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
27. 27.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
28. 28.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।
29. 29.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) second (c) last
30. 30.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) He has an MBA from Indore.
31. 31.Make a sentence: photography. / love / I
32. 32.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
33. 33.Make a sentence: this / sit / in / Please / seat.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) She is a photographer.
35. 35.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
36. 36.What does “I feel very sleepy.” mean? (a) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।
37. 37.Make a sentence: Delhi. / a / at / university / She / studies / in
38. 38.Please sit in this ___. (a) set (b) sit (c) seat
39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) I will wait for an hour. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
40. 40.Make a sentence: university / in / a / Delhi. / studies / She / at

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