Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 449 · 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.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) ship (b) sheep (c) shape
2. 2.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) fourth (c) second
3. 3.What ___ useful tip! (a) a (b) the (c) an
4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) I love photography. (c) I live near the bus stand.
5. 5.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) first (c) last
6. 6.Make a sentence: studies / in / university / Delhi. / She / a / at
7. 7.Make a sentence: cold / this / bottle / water. / Fill / with
8. 8.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fill (b) feel (c) fall
9. 9.My water bottle is ___. (a) fool (b) full (c) fall
10. 10.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) She is a photographer.
11. 11.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) I love photography.
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) I feel very sleepy.
14. 14.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (b) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
15. 15.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
16. 16.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) a (b) an (c) the
17. 17.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।
18. 18.Make a sentence: hour. / wait / an / will / for / I
19. 19.Make a sentence: this / seat. / Please / sit / in
20. 20.Make a sentence: love / photography. / I
21. 21.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (b) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
22. 22.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।
23. 23.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
24. 24.Make a sentence: I / take / photo? / a / Can
25. 25.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) I love photography.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) My glass is full. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) He has an MBA from Indore. (b) Can I take a photo? (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
29. 29.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।
30. 30.Please sit in this ___. (a) set (b) seat (c) sit
31. 31.Make a sentence: love / I / photography.
32. 32.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
33. 33.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
34. 34.Make a sentence: Please / sit / in / seat. / this
35. 35.What does “She studies at a university in Delhi.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।
36. 36.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
37. 37.Make a sentence: an / hour. / I / will / wait / for
38. 38.Make a sentence: glass / My / is / full.
39. 39.Make a sentence: sit / seat. / Please / this / in
40. 40.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।

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