Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 44 · 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: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) My glass is full. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
3. 3.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) an (b) the (c) a
4. 4.Make a sentence: from / has / MBA / Indore. / an / He
5. 5.What ___ useful tip! (a) the (b) an (c) a
6. 6.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
8. 8.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) fourth (c) second
9. 9.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
10. 10.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) the (b) a (c) an
11. 11.Make a sentence: live / stand. / the / near / I / bus
12. 12.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) last (c) first
13. 13.What ___ useful tip! (a) a (b) the (c) an
14. 14.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
15. 15.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 यह संतरा है या सेब?
16. 16.Please sit in this ___. (a) sit (b) seat (c) set
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) I love photography. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) He has an MBA from Indore.
18. 18.Make a sentence: photography. / love / I
19. 19.Make a sentence: sheep. / The / full / is / of / ship
20. 20.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) I will wait for an hour. (b) My glass is full. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
21. 21.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।
22. 22.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) ship (b) shape (c) sheep
23. 23.Please sit in this ___. (a) sit (b) seat (c) set
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
25. 25.Make a sentence: in / long / sheep. / the / Stretch / vowel
26. 26.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) I love photography. (c) My glass is full.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) My glass is full. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
28. 28.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) last (b) second (c) first
29. 29.Make a sentence: here. / bag / leave / your / don't / Please
30. 30.Make a sentence: long / sheep. / vowel / the / in / Stretch
31. 31.What does “I will wait for an hour.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (c) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।
32. 32.Make a sentence: full. / is / glass / My
33. 33.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) My glass is full. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
34. 34.Make a sentence: sleepy. / I / very / feel
35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) She studies at a university in Delhi.
36. 36.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
37. 37.Make a sentence: the / live / near / I / bus / stand.
38. 38.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
39. 39.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) live (b) love (c) leave
40. 40.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।

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