Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 38 · 40 sums

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

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