Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 362 · 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) second (b) first (c) last
2. 2.Make a sentence: photography. / love / I
3. 3.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) I love photography. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) I will wait for an hour. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) Can I take a photo?
5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) I live near the bus stand.
6. 6.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (c) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (c) I feel very sleepy.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
9. 9.Make a sentence: Fill / bottle / with / cold / this / water.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
11. 11.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) She is a photographer. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
12. 12.What ___ useful tip! (a) the (b) a (c) an
13. 13.Make a sentence: your / here. / bag / leave / don't / Please
14. 14.Make a sentence: She / a / photographer. / is
15. 15.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (c) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।
16. 16.What does “I love photography.” mean? (a) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (b) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) I will wait for an hour. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) My glass is full.
18. 18.Make a sentence: photographer. / She / a / is
19. 19.Make a sentence: feel / very / I / sleepy.
20. 20.Make a sentence: I / photography. / love
21. 21.Make a sentence: glass / full. / My / is
22. 22.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) I live near the bus stand.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
24. 24.My water bottle is ___. (a) full (b) fool (c) fall
25. 25.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
26. 26.Please sit in this ___. (a) sit (b) set (c) seat
27. 27.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) fourth (c) second
28. 28.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) I will wait for an hour.
29. 29.Make a sentence: She / in / a / Delhi. / university / studies / at
30. 30.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
31. 31.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
32. 32.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) My glass is full. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) I love photography.
34. 34.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
35. 35.Make a sentence: My / is / full. / glass
36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) He has an MBA from Indore. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) I love photography.
37. 37.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
38. 38.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) Please sit in this seat.
40. 40.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) a (b) an (c) the

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