Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 435 · 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.What ___ useful tip! (a) an (b) the (c) a
2. 2.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) She is a photographer. (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
3. 3.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fall (b) feel (c) fill
4. 4.Please sit in this ___. (a) seat (b) sit (c) set
5. 5.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) Can I take a photo? (c) She is a photographer.
7. 7.Make a sentence: She / is / photographer. / a
8. 8.Make a sentence: of / is / sheep. / The / full / ship
9. 9.Make a sentence: glass / is / full. / My
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) My glass is full. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
11. 11.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) love (b) leave (c) live
12. 12.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) I feel very sleepy.
13. 13.My water bottle is ___. (a) fall (b) fool (c) full
14. 14.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
15. 15.Make a sentence: take / I / photo? / a / Can
16. 16.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) He has an MBA from Indore. (b) She is a photographer. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) My glass is full. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) I feel very sleepy.
18. 18.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) ship (b) sheep (c) shape
19. 19.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
20. 20.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.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) Please sit in this seat.
22. 22.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) She studies at a university in Delhi.
23. 23.What does “I will wait for an hour.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।
24. 24.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (c) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।
25. 25.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) a (b) an (c) the
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) I love photography. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) She is a photographer.
27. 27.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) last (c) second
28. 28.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।
29. 29.Make a sentence: He / an / has / Indore. / from / MBA
30. 30.Make a sentence: the / long / vowel / Stretch / in / sheep.
31. 31.Make a sentence: leave / bag / here. / your / Please / don't
32. 32.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
34. 34.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) second (c) fourth
35. 35.Make a sentence: stand. / near / the / bus / I / live
36. 36.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
37. 37.Make a sentence: leave / bag / Please / don't / here. / your
38. 38.What does “Say comPUter, not COMputer.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
40. 40.Make a sentence: feel / I / sleepy. / very

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