Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 472 · 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.My water bottle is ___. (a) fall (b) fool (c) full
2. 2.What ___ useful tip! (a) a (b) the (c) an
3. 3.Make a sentence: for / hour. / an / I / will / wait
4. 4.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) Can I take a photo? (c) She is a photographer.
6. 6.Please sit in this ___. (a) sit (b) seat (c) set
7. 7.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) I love photography. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
9. 9.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) last (b) second (c) first
10. 10.What does “She studies at a university in Delhi.” mean? (a) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) My glass is full. (c) She is a photographer.
12. 12.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) Please sit in this seat.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) My glass is full. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) She is a photographer.
15. 15.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।
16. 16.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
17. 17.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (b) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (c) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।
18. 18.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।
19. 19.Make a sentence: feel / sleepy. / I / very
20. 20.Make a sentence: very / sleepy. / I / feel
21. 21.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) leave (b) live (c) love
22. 22.Make a sentence: is / photographer. / a / She
23. 23.Make a sentence: your / bag / don't / here. / leave / Please
24. 24.Make a sentence: this / water. / Fill / with / bottle / cold
25. 25.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (b) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
26. 26.Make a sentence: is / full. / My / glass
27. 27.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) I love photography.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
29. 29.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) second (c) fourth
30. 30.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) She is a photographer.
31. 31.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
32. 32.Make a sentence: a / She / photographer. / is
33. 33.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fill (b) fall (c) feel
34. 34.Make a sentence: this / bottle / water. / Fill / cold / with
35. 35.Make a sentence: bag / your / Please / here. / don't / leave
36. 36.Make a sentence: in / at / university / She / Delhi. / studies / a
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
38. 38.Make a sentence: Please / seat. / this / sit / in
39. 39.Make a sentence: Indore. / from / has / MBA / He / an
40. 40.Make a sentence: I / take / a / Can / photo?

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